At a moment when the Trump administration has made devastating cuts to foreign assistance it is disappointing that the State Department would sign off on spending money to actually destroy paid-for commodities that would save lives and are waiting to be deployed.
Senator Shaheen criticizes the destruction of contraceptives amid foreign assistance cuts.
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