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Gerry Connolly: “I like the title of this hearing, Mr. Chairman, because I think it actually accurately captures the ambiguity, the mixed…”

On the recordJune 24, 2013
I like the title of this hearing, Mr. Chairman, because I think it actually accurately captures the ambiguity, the mixed feelings one might have if one were a member of a religious minority in terms of the current situation in Syria.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly expresses the complexity of feelings for religious minorities in Syria.

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