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Nita Lowey: “As we are wrapping up this hearing, given the turmoil in the world, given the public's questions about what is happening…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2014
As we are wrapping up this hearing, given the turmoil in the world, given the public's questions about what is happening in Syria, what good is the U.N.
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Lowey questions the effectiveness of the U.N. in addressing global turmoil, particularly in Syria.

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