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On the recordJuly 29, 2025
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.
Said by
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire
Source
cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Senator Shaheen criticizes the destruction of contraceptives amid foreign assistance cuts.

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