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On the recordFebruary 13, 2018
I think that is a terrible idea, it would hurt hungry people, that shows a lack of understanding about why the Food for Peace program is so important to our foreign policy.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel criticizes the administration's budget cuts to the Food for Peace program.

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