White House moving forward with plan to cancel foreign aid, teeing up fight with Congress

[spanone]

(CNN)The Trump administration has finalized and is moving forward with a plan to cancel billions of dollars in foreign aid funding, a senior administration official told CNN on Saturday, teeing up a fight between the White House and Congress over the rarely used and controversial move known as rescission.

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. 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 $4 billion. The Trump administration has sought to decrease what it believes is wasteful spending and make foreign aid more conditional on support for US policies. White House officials believe they have the authority to cancel the funds without congressional approval.

The official told CNN that they expect the rescission package to be made public at the beginning of next week. 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.

The official said the rescission package will not totally zero out the funding in the accounts. CNN reported on Wednesday that projects spearheaded by Ivanka Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, as well as global health funding, would be spared from cancellation. The official said it should come as no surprise that President Donald Trump's policy priorities would be exempt.[/div]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/16/politics/omb-rescission-package-foreign-aid-funding/index.html

[underpants]

1. I'm convinced that he thinks he can take it with him

either that or somehow use this to negotiate for wall funding.

[spanone]

2. I think it's part of his plan of maximum cruelty.

[underpants]

6. Yeah. That too.

[Iliyah]

3. WH have cut off a whole lot of money from various sources

and the USA's economy is still fucked up. Prices are sky high. Go into the stores and shops and the prices are up. Wages are low. Many people have to work at least two jobs and barely make ends met,

This is felt across the USA and world.

And I know the GOPs don't care about anything but themselves.

[malaise]

4. Lock up this lunatic

Please please pretty please

[spanone]

9. Amen.

[Sherman A1]

5. They can start with

Israel.

[crazytown]

7. 'Christian' foreign aid is safe

“Continuing to support Christians ... is something this administration has fought hard for and will continue to do"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-officials-shield-ivanka-trump-and-mike-pence-projects-in-review-of-foreign-aid/2019/08/14/82db2847-2bf2-4ffe-b944-2aee7cba8c01_story.html

[Control-Z]

8. Israel is a at the top of the list to lose funding, right?

[bitterross]

10. LOL, as if he'd ever deny Bibi something.

I'm pretty sure Jared Kushner's presence in the WH means Bibi has nothing to worry about.

[stillcool]

11. The one thing he is really good at..

is making money disappear.

[struggle4progress]

12. "It's another idea I got by talking to Vlad!"