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Patrick Leahy: “This country, to its credit, has responded to humanitarian crises around the world.”

On the recordJune 10, 2014
This country, to its credit, has responded to humanitarian crises around the world.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Patrick Leahy acknowledges U.S. humanitarian responses while highlighting domestic crises.

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