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Jim Risch: “We are seeing some open-source reporting that mustard gas is being used in Syria.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
We are seeing some open-source reporting that mustard gas is being used in Syria.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Risch raises concerns about the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

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