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On the recordJanuary 2, 2018
It is just unbelievable that this attack on diplomacy and on the State Department continues with another proposed 30 percent cut to the State Department and USAID.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy criticizes proposed budget cuts to the State Department amid rising global instability.

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