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Next week, a general debate is likely to begin on the “minibus” package that includes the Senate’s State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill. In the midst of a fiscal atmosphere that presses for cuts wherever possible, the bill’s accounts are increasingly vulnerable to spending sacrifices that favor military over civilian approaches to foreign policy.

While slashing budgets remains tempting when it comes to decreasing our deficit, legislators would do well to consider investing in what will make our foreign policy most cost-effective (in fact, 60 times more cost-effective) in the long-term. 

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