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Ed Markey: Without question, there is great horror and disgust at Assad's use of chemical weapons and great sympathy for the people…

On the recordSeptember 2, 2013
Without question, there is great horror and disgust at Assad's use of chemical weapons and great sympathy for the people of Syria.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey expresses horror at Assad's chemical weapons use and sympathy for Syrian people.

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