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James A. Lewis: “If you will, if we could join in the public's concern and suggest we are going to try to push it below that 10 percent…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2011
If you will, if we could join in the public's concern and suggest we are going to try to push it below that 10 percent, we might very well create an atmosphere in which everybody thinks they got what they want.
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James A. Lewis
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Lewis suggests reducing foreign aid spending to align with public perception.

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