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On the recordMarch 12, 2014
The United States recently decreased its pledge to the World Bank's International Development Association--the Bank's fund for helping the world's poorest countries.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin highlights the impact of reduced U.S. funding on global poverty alleviation efforts.

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