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Jeanne Shaheen: “I hope that it is the will of this body to do some repair on the budget, so that the message that we send is not one…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
I hope that it is the will of this body to do some repair on the budget, so that the message that we send is not one that we are reducing America's traditional commitment to those issues.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen advocates for maintaining U.S. commitment to refugee support despite budget cuts.

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