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David Cicilline: “I don't think that it is helpful that we are going to be cutting the State Department's budget.”

On the recordMay 22, 2018
I don't think that it is helpful that we are going to be cutting the State Department's budget.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing budget cuts to the State Department affecting U.S. assistance to Colombia.

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