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Patrick Leahy: “To not respond, I think, goes to our conscience and our moral standing in the world.”

On the recordMarch 31, 2009
To not respond, I think, goes to our conscience and our moral standing in the world.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy emphasizes the moral obligation of the U.S. to provide foreign aid despite economic challenges.

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