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On the recordFebruary 10, 2014
I would just say to the gentleman, looking back at the history of Ukraine and that region, the fact that you would have leaders of the Jewish faith, leaders of the Islam faith, leaders of Christian faiths, be they Orthodox or Uniate or Roman Rite, all--all-- risking their substance, it is just incredible. This should be on the front page of every newspaper in the world, and world opinion should move progress forward and help those people who have stood in that bitter cold weather for over 2 months. Unless you have traveled to Ukraine and experienced those temperatures yourself, you would not fully appreciate what they are enduring. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has again expired.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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