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Lindsey Graham: “Cuts of the magnitude proposed would be a disaster for America's long term security that rest extensively on the…”

On the recordJune 12, 2017
Cuts of the magnitude proposed would be a disaster for America's long term security that rest extensively on the strength of our diplomacy.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham warns against proposed budget cuts affecting U.S. diplomacy and security.

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