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On the recordMay 2, 2017
In an environment where there is potentially less foreign assistance money, there is going to be an additional incentive to find other partners to leverage money with.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses the need for partnerships amid reduced foreign assistance.

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