Policy Advocates: State Department and Policy Priorities

policy advocates: Bipartisan lawmakers and foreign policy advocates have spoken out publicly against the move to cancel funds to the State Department and US Agency for International Development, warning about their impact on US foreign policy priorities, according to Nine News Australia. Behind the scenes, congressional appropriators from both parties and State Department officials have lobbied the White House to back off the planned cuts, which could be up to US 4 billion. To improve your experience update it here News World White House moves to cancel billions in foreign aid, 'undermining national security and anti-terror efforts'By CNN3 47am Aug 18, 2019Facebook Tweet Mail The Trump administration has finalised and is moving forward with a plan to cancel billions of dollars in foreign aid funding, a senior administration official told CNN today, teeing up a fight between the White House and Congress over the rarely used and controversial move known as rescission. The Trump administration has finalised and is moving forward with a plan to cancel billions of dollars in foreign aid funding. AP The Trump administration has sought to decrease what it believes is wasteful spending and make foreign aid more conditional on support for US policies. AP The official said Friday the rescission includes money to the United Nations including some peacekeeping funds funding for the Northern Triangle countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, and cultural programs. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.