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Ed Markey: I saw people who were fleeing, who were fleeing conditions that were absolutely inhumane.

On the recordJanuary 2, 2018
I saw people who were fleeing, who were fleeing conditions that were absolutely inhumane.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey describes the dire conditions prompting people to flee Honduras.

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