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On the recordMarch 5, 2019
I want to make sure we take whatever legislative steps necessary to make our State Department, USAID and other foreign affairs agencies modern, efficient, and effective.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio

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Kaptur emphasizes the need for legislative action to modernize foreign affairs agencies.

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