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On the recordApril 18, 2023
the fiscal year 2024 request for this subcommittee's budget including staff and programs of, State, USAID, MCC, DFC, and other agencies, is in total $68.6 billion, 6.8 billion, or 11 percent above the fiscal year 2023 enacted level, still not even one penny on the dollar of U.S. Defense spending.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Coons discusses the budget request for international programs.

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