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Chris Coons: I think the President's budget request, which proposes a nearly 40 percent cut to democracy and governance funding…

On the recordJune 19, 2018
I think the President's budget request, which proposes a nearly 40 percent cut to democracy and governance funding globally and nearly 60 percent to the democracy and governance funding in Africa is a profound misreading of where we should be prioritizing our investment.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons criticizes the President's proposed cuts to democracy funding.

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