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Joseph P. Kennedy III: Let us be clear then. Every penny that is spent by America on building power plants and power lines in Africa is…

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
Let us be clear then. Every penny that is spent by America on building power plants and power lines in Africa is borrowed.
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Joseph P. Kennedy III
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Kennedy emphasizes that U.S. spending on foreign aid is financed through borrowing.

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