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Bill Nelson: “Are we giving up options that were previously available to us to exercise before we reach an armed conflict by a budget…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
Are we giving up options that were previously available to us to exercise before we reach an armed conflict by a budget that is substantially cutting the State Department and other agencies of soft power, such as USAID?
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Questioning budget cuts affecting diplomatic options and soft power agencies.

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