McConnell says deep State Department budget cuts won't pass

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: Reuters

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said he would not back slashing State Department funding as the Trump administration is expected to propose, adding that deep cuts would not pass the legislative chamber.

Speaking to reporters, McConnell also said Republicans, who control both the Senate and the House of Representatives, are still not in agreement on a healthcare plan to replace Obamacare.



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-congress-mcconnell-idUSKBN1672EM

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U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to slash funding for the State Department and foreign aid faces stiff opposition in Congress, which must pass any spending plan, not just from Democrats, but also from many of his fellow Republicans.

Trump administration officials said on Monday they sought to increase Pentagon spending and offset that with sharp cuts in other areas. One official familiar with discussions about the State Department budget said the agency could see spending cut by as much as 30 percent.

Other officials have speculated that the total cut in the combined budgets of the State Department and the Agency for International Development could be as great as 37 percent.

The United States spends just over $50 billion annually on the State Department and foreign assistance, compared to $600 billion or more each year on the Pentagon.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-congress-idUSKBN1672GI

[guillaumeb]

1. They admit to 600 billion in war spending, and are looking for waste and fraud elsewhere.

And the 600 billion is not even all of the war-related spending. The VA is not included, nor is the NSA, or other military programs hidden everywhere in the budget.

[angstlessk]

2. Well, we all know what happens to those who oppose trump

don't we?

[joet67]

3. Just one more example of Republicans not getting anything done, even when they are in

total control. In this case, the mere idea is ridiculous on its' face. Trump might have been the godsend we needed as a party. He appears to be doing nothing but exposing the Republicans for what they are. I only hope he doesn't do damage during what I suspect will be his very short tenure.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. OH Wait! Yesterday McConnell said Trump's Agenda was GOP Agenda

Today? NOT SO MUCH.

More McConnell lies. Again.

[turbinetree]

5. Hey Turtle .......................

you and your cronies have a very big problem and here it is -------------------this will not go away, and your ilk just "confirmed" this man

[modrepub]

6. Keeping the State Budget and Military From Cuts

means more cuts for the "touchable" parts of the budget. Deficits apparently only matter when Democrats hold the presidency.

[gopiscrap]

7. hope they duke it out on the national stage

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Benghazi!!1!!1!!

Did they finally learn their lesson after millions spent on bullshit investigations only to finally admit that they had cut the State Department budget for embassies/consulates before that happened?

[TNNurse]

9. Does he understand what the State Dept does????