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David Cicilline: “What kind of message does that send to diplomats who serve our country in dangerous places around the world?”

On the recordJuly 23, 2019
What kind of message does that send to diplomats who serve our country in dangerous places around the world?
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Cicilline highlights the implications of the Chair's past comments on LGBTI rights for U.S. diplomats.

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