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On the recordMay 9, 2016
From fiscal year 2013 to 2015, the security assistance budgets for Africa have gone up from a half a billion to a billion.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Senator Cardin highlights the increase in security assistance budgets for Africa.

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