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Gregory Meeks: the decision to send a young woman or man into war is the hardest, was the hardest for me of any vote that I have ever…

On the recordMarch 22, 2021
the decision to send a young woman or man into war is the hardest, was the hardest for me of any vote that I have ever had.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks reflects on the gravity of war decisions in Congress.

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