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Robin Kelly: “I think that we need to move forward with an arms embargo now and stop as much bloodshed and killing as we can.”

On the recordSeptember 6, 2016
I think that we need to move forward with an arms embargo now and stop as much bloodshed and killing as we can.
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Robin Kelly
Democratic · Illinois

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Advocates for immediate action to prevent violence in South Sudan.

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