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Lindsey Graham: “At a time of $17 trillion national debt and a country being financially strapped, bipartisanship has reigned when it…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2014
At a time of $17 trillion national debt and a country being financially strapped, bipartisanship has reigned when it comes to the 1 percent of the budget that the country has available to us to affect outcomes throughout the world and help people in a way that will help us.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham highlights the importance of bipartisan support for foreign aid despite national debt concerns.

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