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Lisa Murkowski: “Ambassador, I would like to go back to the issue that I raised in my opening remarks, and that is why a foreign exchange…”

On the recordJune 3, 2009
Ambassador, I would like to go back to the issue that I raised in my opening remarks, and that is why a foreign exchange program belongs in the legislative branch bill.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski emphasizes the importance of including a foreign exchange program in legislation.

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