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Johnny Isakson: the foreign affairs budget and the United States aid overseas is going to go from a compassion-driven appropriation to a…

On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
the foreign affairs budget and the United States aid overseas is going to go from a compassion-driven appropriation to a politically driven appropriation.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

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Isakson discusses the shift in foreign aid priorities towards sustainability.

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