House passes Trump’s cuts to foreign aid
The GOP-led House gave final approval to the spending bill just ahead of a Friday midnight deadline otherwise the money under the law must be spent.
Savannah KucharSavannah Kuchar, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump’s push for $9 billion in spending cuts − slicing into public broadcasting stations PBS and NPR, as well as the United States’ foreign aid efforts − crossed the Congressional finish line just after midnight on July 18 and soon will hit the Republican’s desk for signature into law.
The House approved the measure, in response to Trump’s official request, in a 216-213 party line vote. Two Republicans voted no on the second-term president’s plan, which represents just a fraction of the almost $200 billion that Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency claims to have saved the federal government.
A bulk of the cuts in the legislation strips away funding authorized by a previous law for foreign aid, including peacekeeping efforts and global health initiatives.
The cutoff did not include Israel’s annual $4 billion tax dollars.
Yes Liz he pointed this out in the thread
It looks like they put most of it back in 🤔