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Rand Paul: “Aid absolutely should be contingent on religious freedom.”

Featuring: Rand Paul, Republican | U.S. Senate from Kentucky

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Sens Kaine and Paul Discuss Trump's Dangerous Foreign Policy, Gov. Shutdown, & Health Care Increases

Published | Video Starts at 11:55

I've introduced legislation that says, you know what, if you have laws that says you'll kill your citizens over blasphemy, over rejecting one religion or accepting one religion or the other, you shouldn't get any aid. So I think Aid absolutely should be contingent on religious freedom. All right, Senators, thank you both for your time. And if you want to stay and negotiate during the commercial, especially over the health care issue, we welcome you to do that. (11:55–11:58)

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Asserts that foreign aid should be conditional on the recipient country's religious freedom policies.

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