The Secretary of State has been consulting with leaders in the region in an effort to reach an agreement which will restore calm to the area. I support those efforts. The Secretary will travel to the Middle East tomorrow. I am hopeful that he will be able to facilitate diplomatic efforts to reach a peaceful settlement and an end to the bloodshed and violence. I have joined with Senator ABRAHAM and others in a letter to the Secretary of State. the Secretary of Defense. and the Director of the Agency for International Development calling for emergency humanitarian assistance for civilian refugees in Lebanon.*
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