Chris Van Hollen said "I’ve been crystal clear from the very start, from my first posts on social media, that the attacks of Oct. 7 were heinous, attacks from a terror organization, Hamas." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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I’ve been crystal clear from the very start, from my first posts on social media, that the attacks of Oct. 7 were heinous, attacks from a terror organization, Hamas.

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Chris Van Hollen

Democratic · Maryland

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marylandmatters.org

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On the attacks from Hamas.

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