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Gregory Meeks: We ought to be concerned about all of those lives, not just in one area.

On the recordMarch 22, 2016
We ought to be concerned about all of those lives, not just in one area.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the need to care about global victims of terrorism, not just those in the West.

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