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On the recordMay 25, 2016
This bill offers the first opportunity we have had in a long time to ensure the State Department is well positioned to confront 21st century challenges.
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Robin Kelly
Democratic · Illinois

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Kelly emphasizes the bill's importance for modernizing the State Department.

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