Trump Allies Push Back on Proposed Foreign Aid Cut

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White House won't move forward with billions in foreign aid cuts

By Brett Samuels @ TheHill.com, Aug. 22

The White House will no longer move forward with a proposal to cut billions of dollars in foreign aid that was allocated in the latest congressional budget deal, according to a senior administration official.

The Office of Management and Budget was expected to release a package this week calling for cuts in $4.3 billion in foreign aid through a process known as rescission. But the plan was taken off the table amid pushback from some top administration officials and lawmakers in Congress, the official said.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were among those encouraging President Trump to at least scale back the cuts, and Democrats and Republicans alike had expressed concerns that any potential rescissions package could threaten a budget deal reached last month [....]

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/22/2019 - 3:22pm

Trump Allies Push Back on Proposed Foreign Aid Cut

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