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On the recordMarch 20, 2018
We have to be very supportive and have social programs, employment programs to make sure the refugees do not become a drain.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine emphasizes the need for support programs for Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

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