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Tim Kaine: “If we can slow that problem down by investing in these regions so that they can reduce violence and grow jobs, why would…”

On the recordJune 19, 2018
If we can slow that problem down by investing in these regions so that they can reduce violence and grow jobs, why would we want to cut the funds that do that.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine questions the rationale behind cutting funds that address root causes of migration.

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