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On the recordMay 8, 2017
I believe that the proposed 2018 budget basically destroys soft power as we know it and I hope we're wise enough to push back.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham warns that budget cuts threaten U.S. soft power.

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