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Abdul El-Sayed: “We ought to be spending our money here, to build schools and provide healthcare and child care here, rather than sending…”

On the recordNovember 5, 2026
We ought to be spending our money here, to build schools and provide healthcare and child care here, rather than sending our money abroad to a foreign government that’s done terrible things with our money.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

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On prioritizing domestic spending over foreign aid to Israel.

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