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On the recordJuly 12, 2025
To see them treated so shabbily hurts, but it also hurts our country because this diminishes our influence overseas.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Commenting on the impact of State Department layoffs on U.S. diplomacy.

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