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On the recordJuly 19, 2021
Forty-one years have passed since the last major restructuring of the State Department, and we should seek to update and enhance the State Department for the 21st Century.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin highlights the need for legislative updates to the State Department.

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