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Andy Barr: “The reason why I asked the question is because a recurring theme back home in Kentucky among my constituents is, why are…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
The reason why I asked the question is because a recurring theme back home in Kentucky among my constituents is, why are we engaged in the practice of appropriating funds for foreign aid to countries that hate us?
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Andy Barr
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Barr questions U.S. foreign aid to uncooperative countries.

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