On the recordJanuary 27, 2025
No, never has a history -- in our 250-year history. Has a president said, stop all foreign aid, stop all spending?
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transcripts.cnn.comJim Himes: “No, never has a history -- in our 250-year history. Has a president said, stop all foreign aid, stop all spending?”
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Jim Himes refutes John Thune's claim by stating that halting all spending is unprecedented in U.S. history.
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