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Jim Risch: “If you do not fund the State Department fully, then I need to buy more ammunition.”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
If you do not fund the State Department fully, then I need to buy more ammunition.
Said by
Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the importance of funding the State Department for effective diplomacy.

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