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On the recordDecember 15, 2009
We tried, rather than to be punitive, to be constructive in terms of making certain that resources would be dedicated to repatriating these child soldiers.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin emphasizes a constructive approach to aiding child soldiers.

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