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Ed Royce: To be justified, the bar is high. Aid must support our national security, it has to support our economic interests, it…

On the recordApril 24, 2013
To be justified, the bar is high. Aid must support our national security, it has to support our economic interests, it must be efficient, and it has to be effective.
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Ed Royce
Republican · California

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Royce emphasizes the strict criteria for justifying foreign aid.

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