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Brad Sherman: “We spend .2 percent of our GDP on aid. Other wealthy countries as a group average .4 percent. So we're at half the…”

On the recordMay 16, 2023
We spend .2 percent of our GDP on aid. Other wealthy countries as a group average .4 percent. So we're at half the level.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman highlights the low percentage of GDP spent on foreign aid compared to other countries.

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