References in Popular Culture
An episode of the television series Boston Legal, "Squid Pro Quo", which originally aired on May 9, 2006, featured a case involving USAID's withdrawal of funding to an overseas non-profit organization.
The West Wing Episode "Privateers" featured a "gag rule" amendment of a law for overseas aid.
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