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On the recordMay 8, 2018
I think we anger as many people as we help, and that also makes the taxpayers back home angry.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Senator Peters highlights the negative impact of U.S. actions in Afghanistan on local sentiment and taxpayer frustration.

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