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Sen. Chris Van Hollen's remarks at Democrats' news conference on USAID
BBC Live updates
Democrats now speaking outside USAID headquarters
published at 13:07
Democratic lawmakers have gathered outside USAID headquarters in Washington DC.
They are now speaking about how they believe shutting down USAID is a "clear and present danger" to US national security.
Senator Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, says that closing this agency will only aid US adversaries and cites Russian President Vladimir Putin's celebration of its closure.
"It's not only a gift to our adversaries.... it is plain illegal," Senator Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat said of merging USAID into the State Department.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy08dkgej8pt
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