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Brian Schatz: “More than 360,000 people have died as a result of the cuts.”

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 06:14

It's been only a few months and already the loss of USAID and its critical work around the world has been catastrophic. More than 360,000 people have died as a result of the cuts. 360,000 deaths. And so I will be damned if I let a pundit or a Democratic strategist or Republican strategist tell me that The American people signed up for allowing 360,000 people to die on purpose for what? (06:14–06:19)

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Asserts that over 360,000 people have died due to the cuts in foreign assistance.

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