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Ed Markey: “The administration is putting human rights at the center of foreign policy and seeking concrete human rights…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2021
The administration is putting human rights at the center of foreign policy and seeking concrete human rights improvements in Egypt--a goal I strongly support.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the administration's focus on human rights in foreign policy.

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