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On the recordOctober 23, 2017
This is ethnic cleansing. 288 Rohingya villages destroyed and not one word from our President.
Said by
Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley condemns the lack of presidential response to the Rohingya crisis.

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