01/14/2009
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"A 29 percent cut means you really have to withdraw from the world because your presence is compromised. That may be the goal of this budget. It's not my goal. This guts soft power as we know it."
"Eliminating the Presidentially-directed, Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance (ERMA) account and cutting the Migration and Refugee Assistance (MRA) are contradictory to the basic humanitarianism..."
"Our commitment to democratic principles and our shared values create the bedrock of our long-term partnership with the United States."
"This generous assistance has been critical in reinforcing security in Tunisia."