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On the recordOctober 21, 2015
I am very, very concerned about that, and I would hope that as we go forward with this--because these lives that were lost, these 19 lives, they were not resisting leaving.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Clyburn expresses concern for victims of disasters and the implications of aid regulations.

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