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Chris Van Hollen: If you cut off funding for UNRWA in Gaza entirely, it means more people will starve, more people won't get the medical…

On the recordMarch 17, 2024
If you cut off funding for UNRWA in Gaza entirely, it means more people will starve, more people won't get the medical assistance they need. And so it would be a huge mistake to cut them off.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing the consequences of cutting funding to UNRWA.

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