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On the recordFebruary 28, 2012
I would just encourage that you continue to do that. It is difficult to see, while all options have to be on the table, how military intervention there can do anything but make our families less secure.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas

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Doggett advocates for a non-military approach to Iran, emphasizing family security.

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