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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
The only way we are going to be able to get a negotiated settlement on the civil war is to get the Houthis and the Saudis to be able to sit down and really negotiate the terms of a future for Yemen.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin emphasizes the need for negotiations between Houthis and Saudis for peace in Yemen.

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