And so where is the middle ground between what Democrats would see as prudent and what you consider then to be just these sweeping cuts that make no sense? It's a bipartisan concern that USAID and the State Department were not always aligned, especially in country. I think that is a fair thing to worry about. I think it is a fair thing to worry about that the aid enterprise got so big that the contractors were bigger than the agency that was overseeing them. (14:28–14:34)
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Asserts bipartisan concern over misalignment between USAID and the State Department.
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