Trump To Again Propose Slashing Foreign Aid In Budget
Posted on AllSides February 10th, 2020
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President Trump will propose $4.4 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade in his budget for fiscal year 2021 — a document that is expected to be quickly dismissed by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives.
The proposal, set for release at 12:30 p.m. ET on Monday, will include slashing foreign aid by 21%, budget chief Russell Vought told NPR's Steve Inskeep.
The White House wants to boost funding for the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation while cutting other types of foreign aid, said Vought, the acting head of the...