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On the recordDecember 11, 2017
We are simply fooling ourselves as a Congress and as a country if we think we can protect this nation and our treaty allies with a 40 percent reduction to the Department that works primarily in the area of energy security.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Murphy criticizes budget cuts to the State Department affecting energy security.

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