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Steve Israel: As I understood his argument, he said that when an organization promotes abortion, we are looking to punish it. But when…

On the recordJune 21, 2007
As I understood his argument, he said that when an organization promotes abortion, we are looking to punish it. But when a country that we happen to like promotes abortion, then we can provide them with $300 million or $400 million in budget support.
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Steve Israel
New York

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Addressing inconsistencies in funding policies related to abortion during a debate.

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