WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump´s proposed slashing of funds for diplomacy and foreign aid faced immediate resistance in Congress, as some of his fellow Republicans joined Democrats in opposing cuts to what they see as essential "soft power" spending in the face of global threats.
Representative Ed Royce, the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, said he expected members of his party and Democrats would work together to fight the cuts. The administration wants $37.8 billion for the State Department and Agency for International Development, a reduction of about one-third from 2017 spending."A strong, bipartisan coalition in Congress has already acted once to stop deep cuts to the State Department and Agency for International Development that would have undermined our national security. This year, we will act again," Royce said in a statement. Trump also proposed billions of dollars in cuts last year, prompting strong objections from congressional Democrats and many Republicans, who argued that so-called soft power spending on foreign relations and development was an important component of national security.
02-14-2018, 10:40 AM
Congress resists Trump plan to slash spending on diplomacy
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