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Bob Menendez: “A budget is a statement of values. And the administration has put forth a budget for the State Department that I do not…”

On the recordJune 12, 2017
A budget is a statement of values. And the administration has put forth a budget for the State Department that I do not think shares American values.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez criticizes the administration's budget for not aligning with American values.

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