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On the recordMarch 15, 2011
We should be doing the kinds of things that you are doing, bringing our allies together working together on this place that we call Earth trying to save folks, not cutting about 67 percent from international disaster assistance, 45 percent from migration and refugee assistance, and 41 percent from global food relief.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks emphasizes the importance of international aid and collaboration over budget cuts.

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