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Jim Langevin: “Underfunding the State Department will strain U.S. efforts to maintain our present level of diplomatic and military…”

On the recordJune 11, 2017
Underfunding the State Department will strain U.S. efforts to maintain our present level of diplomatic and military influence across the globe.
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Jim Langevin
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Langevin warns that budget cuts to the State Department will weaken U.S. global influence.

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