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On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
I voted for the 51.2 billion in funding for the State Department, which... is significantly more than the proposal submitted by the President.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Senator Shaheen discusses her support for increased State Department funding.

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