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Jeff Merkley: “Bangladesh has accepted 700,000 refugees from Burma. I had the chance to take a congressional delegation there to see it…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2018
Bangladesh has accepted 700,000 refugees from Burma. I had the chance to take a congressional delegation there to see it firsthand.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights the refugee crisis in Bangladesh and his firsthand experience.

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