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Peter Welch: “Thousands of people work here in 170 countries around the…”

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

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Welch Slams DOGE’s Unlawful USAID Firings and Termination of Billions of Dollars of in Aid.

Published | Video Starts at 00:17

What I'm talking about is that unelected billionaire powered by Donald Trump, and I'm talking about Musk has destroyed the US Agency for International Development. Thousands of people work here in 170 countries around the world. Includes, by the way, a lot of Vermonters, a lot of folks from New Hampshire, from Texas, all parts of the country. They're doing really good work, like feeding hungry kids, like vaccinating sick people. (00:17–00:22)

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