Jim Cooper actually said...
None of this is your fault, but I don't know a single area of government that is more widely misunderstood back home or more widely criticized because lots of constituents think that somehow the, quote, 'foreign aid budget,' is almost half of government spending, and if we could just eliminate it, then we could cut our taxes or balance the budget.
Context
Cooper addresses misconceptions about foreign aid and its budget impact.
07/10/2018