01/12/2017
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"the critical time of transition for Afghanistan"
"As Americans, we have a profound obligation to our children and our grandchildren—to help them live better lives than we did."
"The admission of up to 85,000 refugees to the United States during Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest."
"We recognize we have to confront the economic grievances that exist in some of the areas that ISIL seeks to exploit."