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Gregory Meeks: The foreign assistance that the USAID administers is not a handout but a strategic investment in our future

On the recordMay 16, 2023
The foreign assistance that the USAID administers is not a handout but a strategic investment in our future
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks emphasizes the importance of USAID as a strategic investment for U.S. interests.

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