Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 11, 2022
USAGM was politicized in a way that was deeply unfortunate and has to be reversed.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

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Senator Schatz criticized the politicization of USAGM and called for its reversal.

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