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On the recordApril 12, 2016
The Fiscal Year 2017 request of $7.17 billion for the region is an increase of almost 9 percent over Fiscal Year 2015 enacted levels.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline discusses the budget increase for the Middle East and North Africa.

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