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In Uganda,US Senators Call for Ebola Action, Praise Refugee Resettlement
Efforts

Teresa Krug

   Democratic U.S. SenatorsChris Coons and Chris Van Hollen last
   weekendorsed taking action to head off a possible Ebola outbreak in the
   Democratic Republic of the Congo, lauded an innovative Ugandan approach
   to resettling war refugees, and called for greater political openness
   in Uganda.

   The senators spoke to VOA after traveling to Uganda earlier this
   month.The Aug. 12-15 trip occurred as Ebola was spreading in the
   neighboring DRC. During the last pandemic, Coons said, "we made a
   critical investment in protecting Liberia, West Africa and frankly the
   world, and we could and should do that again in the Democratic Republic
   of the Congo today."

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