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On the recordJuly 22, 2020
Dollars going overseas are an opportunity cost because those are dollars not being invested in America and that has been proved false for decades.
Said by
Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Connolly defends foreign aid as beneficial investments for the U.S. economy.

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