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On the recordSeptember 15, 2015
We would be remiss to focus solely on a humanitarian response without addressing the root cause of this crisis: the Assad regime and its Iranian and Russian backers.
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Bob Corker
Republican · Tennessee

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Corker emphasizes the need to address the root causes of the refugee crisis.

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