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On the recordMay 16, 2016
The most important is that we stop the bloodshed, that we prioritize a cessation of hostilities or, better yet, a full-on ceasefire.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Calling for an end to violence and a ceasefire in the conflict.

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