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On the recordMarch 20, 2017
Presumably, when and if that diplomatic effort needs to be launched, a planned 31 percent cut in the State Department and USAID's budget would not really be helpful.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly highlights the negative impact of budget cuts on diplomatic efforts.

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