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Jim McGovern: “More than 200 Lebanese kids have been killed.”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 01:13

It may seem far away, it may not be in the news every day, but it matters. 1.3 million human beings have been displaced across Lebanon. That's nearly double the population of my district of Massachusetts. More than 200 Lebanese kids have been killed. Children. Children. There are just over 200 kids enrolled at Lebanon Burncote elementary, where I went to school in Worcester. And I get it. The world is chaotic and a dangerous place. (01:13–01:17)

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