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Brian Schatz: “$1.3 billion for migration and refugee assistance and…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Schatz Details Trump Admin's Destruction Of USAID, Deadly Consequences As Senate Considers DOGE Cuts

Published | Video Starts at 22:57

Now, the new Republican proposal protects some of those programs funded by this account, but it leaves out pandemic prevention, family planning, and work on a wide range of issues. $1.3 billion for migration and refugee assistance and international disaster assistance [is being cut]. This funding supports our efforts to help refugees and other displaced people in conflict zones around the world. (22:57–23:05)

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Asserts that $1.3 billion is being cut from migration, refugee assistance, and international disaster assistance.

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