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Rand Paul: “You cannot say you are not going to give them the money. If they behave, you are going to give them the money.”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2021
You cannot say you are not going to give them the money. If they behave, you are going to give them the money.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Paul argues against conditional aid to the Taliban, suggesting it is misguided.

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