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On the recordMarch 28, 2017
Those cuts would be arbitrary and indefensible. The people who are suggesting them have no idea what these programs do or what the cuts would mean for our ability to remain engaged as the world's super power.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Criticizing proposed budget cuts affecting U.S. global engagement.

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