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David Cicilline: “It has been a tremendous honor to meet with her and to see her extraordinary courage and horrifying to hear the story of…”

On the recordMay 20, 2014
It has been a tremendous honor to meet with her and to see her extraordinary courage and horrifying to hear the story of how she and her family were so brutalized by Boko Haram.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline expresses honor in meeting a Boko Haram survivor and acknowledges her bravery.

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