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March 26, 2015

Diplomacy and Foreign Aid Fiscal Year 2016 Budget

Ben Affleck, Bill Gates, and other witnesses testified at a hearing on diplomacy and foreign aid. They talked about the work being done in… read more

Ben Affleck, Bill Gates, and other witnesses testified at a hearing on diplomacy and foreign aid. They talked about the work being done in Africa, and the value of continuing to invest in countries there, such as avoiding the emergence of a new pandemic. Examples of why threatened cuts should not be made in the foreign aid budget included the prospect of wiping out polio in Africa with a few more years of continued effort. close

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Ben Affleck Founder Eastern Congo Initiative
Roy Blunt U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Missouri

John Boozman U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Arkansas
Chris Coons U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Delaware
Steve Daines U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Montana
Scott Ford Chief Executive Officer Westrock Group
Bill Gates Co-Chair Gates (Bill and Melinda) Foundation
Lindsey Graham U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] South Carolina
Patrick J. Leahy U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Vermont
John F. Megrue Co-Founder and Chair Born Free Africa
Jeff Merkley U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Oregon
Jerry Moran U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Kansas
Chris Murphy U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Connecticut
James G. Stavridis Co-Chair U.S. Global Leadership Coalition->National Security Advisory Council

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Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

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Program ID:: 325026-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Mar 26, 2015 | 10:01am EDT | C-SPAN.org
Last Aired:: Dec 30, 2015 | 1:38pm EST | C-SPAN 1

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