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Hal Rogers: “We spend less than 1 percent on State and foreign aid, and it is more or less like a fly on the back of the elephant…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2017
We spend less than 1 percent on State and foreign aid, and it is more or less like a fly on the back of the elephant, which is defense.
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Hal Rogers
Republican · Kentucky

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Rogers compares foreign aid spending to a minor issue compared to defense spending.

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