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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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