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On the recordSeptember 10, 2015
Mr. Speaker, in closing, I hope our fellow Americans understand what is really at stake here: engagement and the rollback of a nuclear threat or the kinetic option, which is military intervention that takes us down a path that will lead to more terrorism, more violence, and the necessity of troops on the ground. I choose the former, and I believe our fellow Americans will, too. I yield back the balance of my time.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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