Rand Paul: “To top it all off, we are spending over $40 billion each year for…”

On the recordMay 8, 2018

To top it all off, we are spending over $40 billion each year for this.

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Rand Paul emphasizes the high financial cost of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan.

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Rand Paul: “To top it all off, we are spending over $40 billion each year for this.”