We have an ambassador in Germany. We have an ambassador to nearly every European nation but not these two Scandinavian countries. More than 1.200 refugees seek asylum in Sweden every single day. I cannot tell my colleagues how many times I have heard people on both sides of the aisle talk about how during this refugee crisis we need a strong and unified Europe. and we need to be their allies. and they need to be our allies. While we may have disagreements on how to solve all of the refugee crises. we have to at least give support to our allies who are taking in these refugees. Sweden accepts more refugees per capita than any other country in the European Union. Norway expects to take in as many as 25.000 refugees this year. It has already provided more than $6 million to Greece to help respond to the influx of refugees seeking a way to enter Europe. All of us on both sides of the aisle have talked about this. Yet. right now. no Ambassadors are in those two critical countries.
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