Ben Cardin actually said...

A secure, stable, peaceful, and developing Horn of Africa is critical to U.S. economic and security interests.

Cardin emphasizes the importance of stability in the Horn of Africa for U.S. interests.

01/18/2021

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I cannot justify a 22 percent budget allocation and then 28.5 percent on peacekeeping.

this is a very good deal for the American taxpayer.

We have 22 percent of the world's gross domestic product and yet we contribute 28.5 percent of the budget here.

Do they have the will to go in and stand in front of civilians to protect them? We have not seen that.