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Chris Murphy: “The United States put in less money this year than we did last year, which is not exactly helping the situation.”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
The United States put in less money this year than we did last year, which is not exactly helping the situation.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy points out the decrease in U.S. funding for humanitarian efforts in Yemen.

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