The gentleman is technically correct, what it does do is take $2.5 million from IMET and transfer it and increases funds for USAID's development assistance account. Clearly the intent of everything that I am speaking about is to use that $2.5 million to go to NGOs to combat the trafficking crisis which exists, but the gentleman is technically correct. Is the gentleman supportive of what we are trying to do?
Discussing the allocation of funds for combating trafficking during a debate.
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