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On the recordMarch 14, 2017
If America is going to be active in dealing with the humanitarian needs, how do we do that with a budget that is already inadequate, cutting it by over one-third?
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
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Questioning the impact of budget cuts on humanitarian efforts.

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