03/19/2013
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"Our work, though, has to be backed up by USAID and the State Department. So when we see those programs being diminished, that hurts what we are trying to do."
"That has been stopped, thank goodness. And I commend our chairman for weighing in on that and thank him very much."
"I meet with diplomats and parliamentarians from around the world, and they consistently, no matter where they are from, tell me how concerned they are about the U.S.'s diminished role in world diploma..."
"I want to also acknowledge Congressman David McKinley and Congresswoman Dina Titus for recognizing this challenge early."