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On the recordDecember 11, 2023
Humanitarian exceptions are important, I would argue, for moral reasons as well as political and strategic reasons.
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Martin Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Smith emphasizes the moral and strategic importance of humanitarian exceptions.

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