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Patrick Leahy: “This budget would erode decades of progress, including in increasing life expectancy and lifting people out of poverty…”

On the recordApril 23, 2018
This budget would erode decades of progress, including in increasing life expectancy and lifting people out of poverty in developing countries, and promoting democratic values and human rights around the world.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy warns that the budget threatens global progress in health and democracy.

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