02/12/2013
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"Do you know whether the administration has taken a position on the proposed legislation that would limit humanitarian aid into Assad-controlled areas?"
"The message is completely to the contrary."
"They came back this year and proposed a 31 percent cut for development assistance."
"basic humanitarian needs--the United States backing away from providing basic humanitarian needs to people who are pretty stressed is likely to ratchet up tension."