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On the recordMay 6, 2013
I share the concern expressed by the administration and by so many members of this committee regarding the ongoing crisis in Syria, and the brutal atrocities committed by Bashar al-Assad's forces against the Syrian people in a conflict that has left more than 100,000 Syrians dead.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey acknowledges the severe humanitarian crisis in Syria and the atrocities committed by Assad.

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