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On the recordJanuary 6, 2014
So let us use this opportunity to give a shout-out, if we fail to, to private sector efforts to try to help in this refugee situation.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin emphasizes the importance of private sector support for refugees.

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