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On the recordJuly 13, 2016
If we cut off funding to countries that are not doing the right thing and not taking back criminals from their own countries who are here illegally, I think in a heartbeat they will respond to that.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney suggests using foreign aid cuts as leverage to encourage cooperation from other countries.

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