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On the recordApril 15, 2013
The United States has to be a force for building a comprehensive peace process and not allowing these kind of side, back room deals.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin emphasizes the need for the U.S. to support a comprehensive peace process in Congo.

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