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On the recordMarch 22, 2023
Would it reduce efforts to deter the PRC's aggression and coercion, including through the Countering PRC Influence Fund and slow our ability to open new posts in the Pacific Islands?
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks questions Secretary Blinken about the impact of budget cuts on U.S. efforts against PRC.

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