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Claire McCaskill: “Was there a special reason that we would be in Israel or Portugal?”

On the recordDecember 10, 2013
Was there a special reason that we would be in Israel or Portugal?
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

McCaskill questions the rationale for funding in wealthy countries like Israel and Portugal.

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