Foreign assistance actually accounts for only a fraction of 1 percent of the Federal budget.
Patrick Leahy: “Foreign assistance actually accounts for only a fraction of 1 percent of the Federal budget.”
Editor's note · Context
Leahy clarifies the small percentage of the budget allocated to foreign aid.
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