On the recordSeptember 22, 2003
We do not need another foreign aid budget, and we do not need another foreign relations department.
We do not need another foreign aid budget, and we do not need another foreign relations department.
Byrd opposes the creation of a separate foreign aid budget for the Secretary of Defense.
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