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Bill Keating: “I would just point out that a 32 percent cut to the State Department cannot be solely about cost savings to the U.S.…”

On the recordJune 13, 2017
I would just point out that a 32 percent cut to the State Department cannot be solely about cost savings to the U.S. Government when the defense budget is being increased by 54 percent.
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Bill Keating
Democratic · Massachusetts

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William Keating criticizes budget cuts to the State Department amid increased defense spending.

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