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On the recordJune 12, 2017
A draconian and disproportionate cut of this magnitude would take funding levels for development and diplomacy programs back to levels not seen since 9/11.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham criticizes proposed budget cuts to international development and diplomacy.

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