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On the recordMarch 22, 2023
I am truly in awe. And as we both know, there are many more wrongfully detained Americans abroad, including Paul Whelan.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York
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Acknowledging the ongoing issue of wrongfully detained Americans.

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