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On the recordDecember 6, 2016
My hope, my prayer, my commitment is to do everything that I can to make sure that we have that kind of accountability and that we are holding other nations accountable; that we are doing all that we can to say that every person deserves to be treated with respect, with dignity, and with the ability to pursue their dreams, their religion, and their passions that is their right.
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Randy Hultgren
Illinois

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Hultgren emphasizes the importance of accountability and respect for human rights.

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