These programs make a difference in places like Somalia, and it directly reduces the influence of Al Shabaab.
Debbie Stabenow: “These programs make a difference in places like Somalia, and it directly reduces the influence of Al Shabaab.”
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Stabenow argues that U.S. aid reduces terrorism by improving conditions in Somalia.
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