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On the recordMay 6, 2013
Senator Lindsey Graham called ECA's exchange programs 'national security insurance' because if you send people back to their home after they have been here, seen what America is really about...
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham emphasizes the importance of exchange programs for national security and diplomacy.

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