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Brian Schatz: “$4.15 billion for economic support and development…”

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 19:06

So this is all about the momentum that came from Doge and Trump and some tweets and some animus, real animus to the foreign aid enterprise. So let's go through what's in it. $4.15 billion for economic support and development assistance. Our economic and development assistance is not charity. It is for countering the influence of the People's Republic of China for promoting regional stability. This work is in our economic and security interests. (19:06–19:11)

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