Senators from BOTH sides of the aisle blast Trump for his "insane" cut to humanitarian & foreign aid
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Senators blast 'insane' Trump plan for aid cuts, seek Venezuela plan
Reuters•April 30, 2019
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic U.S. senators blasted President Donald Trump's proposal for a 23 percent cut in the U.S. budget for foreign aid and diplomacy as "insane" and "short-sighted" on Tuesday, and said it would not pass.
"We're not going to approve this budget reduction. It's insane. It makes no sense," said Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the State Department and foreign aid budget.
"I don't know who writes these things over in the White House, but they clearly don't understand the value of soft power," the Republican senator, a close Trump ally on many issues, told a subcommittee hearing on the foreign aid budget.
Graham also called the plan "short-sighted" and said the Appropriations panel would restore funding to previous levels, rather than enacting the 23 percent cut Trump proposed earlier this year.
Graham also asked Mark Green, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, to send Congress a plan for how it would assist Venezuela in case of a change in government in the troubled South American state.
The hearing took place on Tuesday against a backdrop of upheaval in Venezuela, where Washington's desire to ship in millions of dollars in foreign aid has been a central theme of the Trump administration's push for a change in government.
The Senate subcommittee's top Democrat, Senator Patrick Leahy, also opposed the cuts, citing the importance of "soft power" like foreign aid to U.S. influence around the world.
"Our soft power should not be a partisan issue, it should be an American issue and we're going to try to keep it that way," Leahy said at the hearing, at which Green testified on Trump's proposed budget.
Graham asked if Trump's administration had a plan in place to help the Venezuela people if President Nicolas Maduro's government were to fall. Graham suggested that the administration submit an emergency funding request for Venezuela to his committee, including a plan.
"I think most members of this committee would gladly help you with some resources to stabilize Venezuela when Maduro falls, not if. In that regard, we would very much appreciate any advice you give us about what a good response would look like," Graham said.
Senators blast 'insane' Trump plan for aid cuts, seek Venezuela plan
Reuters•April 30, 2019
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic U.S. senators blasted President Donald Trump's proposal for a 23 percent cut in the U.S. budget for foreign aid and diplomacy as "insane" and "short-sighted" on Tuesday, and said it would not pass.
"We're not going to approve this budget reduction. It's insane. It makes no sense," said Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, chairman of the Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the State Department and foreign aid budget.
"I don't know who writes these things over in the White House, but they clearly don't understand the value of soft power," the Republican senator, a close Trump ally on many issues, told a subcommittee hearing on the foreign aid budget.
Graham also called the plan "short-sighted" and said the Appropriations panel would restore funding to previous levels, rather than enacting the 23 percent cut Trump proposed earlier this year.
Graham also asked Mark Green, the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, to send Congress a plan for how it would assist Venezuela in case of a change in government in the troubled South American state.
The hearing took place on Tuesday against a backdrop of upheaval in Venezuela, where Washington's desire to ship in millions of dollars in foreign aid has been a central theme of the Trump administration's push for a change in government.
The Senate subcommittee's top Democrat, Senator Patrick Leahy, also opposed the cuts, citing the importance of "soft power" like foreign aid to U.S. influence around the world.
"Our soft power should not be a partisan issue, it should be an American issue and we're going to try to keep it that way," Leahy said at the hearing, at which Green testified on Trump's proposed budget.
Graham asked if Trump's administration had a plan in place to help the Venezuela people if President Nicolas Maduro's government were to fall. Graham suggested that the administration submit an emergency funding request for Venezuela to his committee, including a plan.
"I think most members of this committee would gladly help you with some resources to stabilize Venezuela when Maduro falls, not if. In that regard, we would very much appreciate any advice you give us about what a good response would look like," Graham said.
When Trump initially took office, Republicans backed Trump, no matter how stupid his proposals.
It seems that the Mueller report and the stance Trump has taken to resist Congress has worn
very thin on those in Congress. It could also signal an abandonment of being tied in any way to Trump's lunacy, unpatriotic actions, and criminal activity.
Comments (12)
That's why I have given food to individuals and soup kitchens
as well as donations to The Salvation Army.
This is a separate issue.
It's not one or the other, and your attempt to denigrate me personally is both uncalled for and wrong.
So, people with jobs are in a worst position than before Russia tricked naive people to vote for Trump.
Trump has not done anything to increase the number of jobs. As I already have shown you,
Trump is merely benefiting from the Obama recovery, which we all are.
The difference is, that Trump is falsely trying to claim credit for it.
One of the 10,000 lies Trump has made;
If he cut down a little on his golf outings, until he is ousted, we could better help domestic & foreign aid.
Indeed, Obama spent less money on ALL vacations for him and his family in 8 years,
than Trump has spent so far in his only incomplete term just in golfing trips.
2ndly he Donates all his Presidential income to Charity
The World Owes Us Trillions and Trillions of tax Dollars that should have never been given to these Freeloading Thieving nations
Trump is fixing Everything, just like he always said he would
The left only cares about their wasteful agendas and fantasies of controlling the people.
Trump only cares about the future of America for his children our children and grand childrens children, the way our forefathers cared
The fee for Trump's golf outings exceeded $100 Million of tax payer dollars for less than
3 years.
He is also making a profit from those foreign ambassadors who are booked to stay in his Washington hotel.
Both situations may be emolument clause violations. That is currently under investigation.
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