07/27/2015
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"That's why it's baffling that the administration has decided that democracy is no longer a foreign policy priority."
"We cannot afford cuts to democracy and governance programs right now or, when it's appropriated, fail to implement programs because of directives from the White House or Embassies abroad."
"So promoting democracy, helping to advance our democratic values around the world--the work that your three organizations do--should be at the center of our foreign policy."
"Attacking the free press, the way I see it, is an attack on democracy."