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Mike Pence: “The idea that we would give foreign aid to China is an insult to the American taxpayer and shows an incredible lack of…”

On the recordNovember 14, 2011
The idea that we would give foreign aid to China is an insult to the American taxpayer and shows an incredible lack of understanding of the new world by anyone who would suggest it.
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Mike Pence
Republican · Indiana

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Criticism of foreign aid to China as a misunderstanding of global priorities.

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