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Ben Cardin: “The United Nations estimates that there are over 400,000 people inside Syria who are besieged and who we cannot be…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2015
The United Nations estimates that there are over 400,000 people inside Syria who are besieged and who we cannot be reached with humanitarian assistance.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin highlights the humanitarian crisis in Syria and the challenges in providing assistance.

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