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Patrick Leahy: “It is not a legitimate argument to say we cannot support foreign assistance because we have domestic needs here at home.”

On the recordApril 23, 2018
It is not a legitimate argument to say we cannot support foreign assistance because we have domestic needs here at home.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy defends foreign assistance funding against domestic needs arguments.

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