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US Mulls Refugee Response for Next Fiscal Year

Secretary of State John Kerry says the Obama administration is committed to increasing the number of refugees the U.S. can take and is “looking hard” at the number the country could manage. He commented after meeting with lawmakers on Wednesday to discuss the proposed refugee plan for the next fiscal year and the burgeoning refugee crisis in Europe and Syria. VOA State Department correspondent Pam Dockins has the story.

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