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On the recordApril 27, 2016
Secretary Carter, you said Assad cannot be part of the future. Is that the explicit view of the President of the United States?
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker seeks clarification on the President's stance regarding Assad's role in Syria's future.

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