I believe that we should continue to give some aid to countries that can be depended upon to stand firm against the Communists. I do not believe, however, that we should continue to have aid programs in approximately 60 countries of the world, and I think that there is no better time than the present to begin cutting the cloth to fit the pattern.
Opposing an increase in the foreign aid appropriation agreed in conference.
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