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Todd Young: “I will also note that section 502(b), which you are likely familiar with, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 limits…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2017
I will also note that section 502(b), which you are likely familiar with, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 limits security assistance to a country which engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights...
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Todd Young
Republican · Indiana

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Senator Young references legal limitations on security assistance due to human rights violations.

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