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On the recordMarch 27, 2003
The Administration has decided to ask for $8 billion of assistance to foreign nations that it considers helpful in the war against Iraq.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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congress.gov
Mar 27, 2003

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Senator Leahy critiques the funding priorities for foreign assistance.

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