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On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
The United States has both a humanitarian responsibility and a national interest in doing all that we can to fight this outbreak.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline emphasizes the U.S. role in combating the Ebola outbreak for humanitarian and national interests.

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