On the recordMay 22, 2013
If there is just one thing, one thing that we could do that would save just one child, don't we have an obligation to try?
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congress.gov“If there is just one thing, one thing that we could do that would save just one child, don't we have an obligation to try?”
Emphasizing the moral obligation to save children.
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