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Gregory Meeks: “We can't be silent about that. We can't just allow it to go.”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
We can't be silent about that. We can't just allow it to go.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need to speak out against human rights violations globally.

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