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Jeff Fortenberry: The United States is not going to stand by idly and watch this kind of brutality. It is not who we are, and the times in…

On the recordApril 24, 2012
The United States is not going to stand by idly and watch this kind of brutality. It is not who we are, and the times in which that has happened we go back and question ourselves.
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Jeff Fortenberry
Republican · Nebraska

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Fortenberry emphasizes U.S. commitment to intervene against brutality.

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