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Marshall Sanford: “Again, in 1983 the State Department was funded with $1.9 billion. Today it is funded with $3.97 billion. To me that…”

On the recordJune 11, 1997
Again, in 1983 the State Department was funded with $1.9 billion. Today it is funded with $3.97 billion. To me that would not be a cut.
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Marshall Sanford
South Carolina

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Discussing the funding of the State Department during a congressional debate.

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