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Bob Menendez: “We need to address the underlying and root causes of extremism and terrorism, whether it is civil unrest, lack of border…”

On the recordApril 11, 2016
We need to address the underlying and root causes of extremism and terrorism, whether it is civil unrest, lack of border controls, lack of socioeconomic opportunity in large parts of the Middle East and North Africa.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Emphasizes the importance of tackling root causes of terrorism.

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