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Ben Cardin: “Of course, we are going through this now with our embassies, and paying a heavy price around the world because we…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2018
Of course, we are going through this now with our embassies, and paying a heavy price around the world because we listened to some people who wanted to be in a particular location, and now we have serious security problems that we are trying to correct at a high cost to the taxpayers of this country.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin highlights security issues and costs related to embassy locations.

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