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On the recordApril 21, 2015
I would just make the pitch to my colleagues that the numbers we are talking about are actually not extraordinary.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy emphasizes the need for reasonable investment in public diplomacy.

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