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On the recordApril 26, 2021
If collapse does happen within a matter of months... do you agree that we ought to hold up on this $300 million?
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

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Senator Risch suggests caution in financial assistance to Afghanistan amid potential collapse.

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