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On the recordMay 31, 2023
Is it your testimony that none of the groups that you have sent that money to are in any way affiliated with the PLO or other terrorist organizations that are paying to murder Americans and Israelis?
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas
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Cruz seeks clarification on the affiliations of groups receiving aid.

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