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On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I do take issue with one comment you made earlier that the administration has done everything it can to protect U.S. interests when in this negotiation we did not even mention and negotiated the four hostages.
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David Perdue
Republican · Georgia

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Perdue criticizes the administration for not addressing U.S. hostages in negotiations.

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