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Peter Welch: “Eliminating the USAID would make no dent in [the national…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Welch Speaks on the Senate Floor on Elon Musk’s Takeover of USAID

Published | Video Starts at 10:26

It isn't. You know, I think the President cares a lot less about the national debt. It went up by more than $7 trillion to pay for tax cuts, and Eliminating the USAID would make no dent in [the national debt] at all. Some have said that we need to better align USAID's programs with the policies of the State Department, that's something that is worth discussing. (10:26)

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Asserts that eliminating USAID would not significantly impact the national debt.

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