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On the recordMarch 1, 2011
It's not a question of whether your mission is integral to our national security--everyone from President Reagan to General Petraeus has recognized it is.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy asserts that USAID's mission is crucial for national security.

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