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US Congress Strikes Back at Trump’s Goals to Curtail Family Planning

April 3, 2018March 25, 2018 by Barbara Crossette

In a rare act of legislative sabotage, the Trump administration’s plan to starve international family planning of funds has been killed for now as committees in both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate slipped hundreds of millions of dollars to support reproductive health programs into a 2,232-page, $1.3 trillion US budget package … Read more

GEOPOLITICS

The Debate on Trump’s Budget Ignores Serious Global Cuts

June 14, 2017May 29, 2017 by Barbara Crossette

When the White House sent its proposed 2018 budget to the United States Congress on May 23, it was apparent that not only would a hawkish, nationalistic focus on military expenditures come at the cost of international aid and support for the United Nations. Worse, the Trump plan would also sideline discussions on global issues, … Read more

GOINGS-ON

Proposed US Foreign Aid Shows Slight Increase

July 4, 2012February 24, 2012 by PassBlue

In his recently released 2013 budget proposal, President Obama has increased funds for foreign aid to the State Department and the United States Agency for International Development, but the 1.2 percent rise over 2012 figures is still less than 1 percent of the entire federal budget. The total amount proposed for foreign aid is $51.6 … Read more

US Congress Strikes Back at Trump’s Goals to Curtail Family Planning

The Debate on Trump’s Budget Ignores Serious Global Cuts

Proposed US Foreign Aid Shows Slight Increase

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