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Patrick Leahy: “The proposed cuts are not only arbitrary and indefensible, they suggest that whoever came up with many of them has…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
The proposed cuts are not only arbitrary and indefensible, they suggest that whoever came up with many of them has little idea of what these programs do or what these cuts would mean for our ability to remain engaged as the world's super power.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy criticizes proposed budget cuts affecting U.S. global engagement.

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