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Patrick Leahy: “Of course, it's a fraction, it's a fraction of 1 percent, and the return, pay for it now or pay many, many, many, many…”

On the recordApril 11, 2016
Of course, it's a fraction, it's a fraction of 1 percent, and the return, pay for it now or pay many, many, many, many times more later on.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Defending foreign aid spending against public criticism.

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