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On the recordDecember 9, 2013
No neighbors of Syria have borne the brunt of this disaster more directly than Jordan and Lebanon, and the world is grateful for their generosity.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy acknowledges the significant burden on Jordan and Lebanon from the Syrian refugee crisis.

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