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On the recordSeptember 5, 2017
At the very least--at the very least--we can be true to our values and perhaps we will get the Turkish Government's attention by being public in our censure of their human rights record.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin emphasizes the importance of publicly criticizing Turkey's human rights issues.

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