The White House will not go ahead with billions of dollars in foreign aid cuts

A senior administration official announced that the White House would no longer propose to cut several billion dollars in foreign aid allocated in the latest congressional budget agreement.

The Office of Management and Budget was to issue this week a package of measures to reduce foreign aid by $ 4.3 billion through a process known as a resolution. But the plan was removed from the table amidst the reactions of some senior administration officials and congressional lawmakers, the official said.

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"The President has been clear on the fact that there is waste and abuse in our overseas aid and that we need to know where is American money going." That's why he asked his administration to study options to achieve this.It is clear that there are many on the hill who do not wish to join the fight against waste, "said a senior official of the administration at The Hill.

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"The Constitution grants the Congress the power of the stock market, and we will not cede this authority to this administration and its constant executive power." he tweeted.

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"It is important for all of us to first and foremost recognize our national security interests and the constitutional power of the Congressional Fellowship, as was recognized bipartisanally in the resolution debate, as we move forward in upcoming budget negotiations, "she said.

Trump told reporters earlier this week that the White House was in talks with members of both parties about foreign aid. He was not asking if he was going to follow up with the cuts, but indicated that he would be willing to make smaller requests than originally expected.

"Some things could probably be, you know, a dime, maybe it's a dime," he said. "We'll see, but we're watching."

Last year, Congress rejected a broader request from the administration to cancel funds at the end of the fiscal year.

Politico first indicated that the motion for a resolution would not move forward.

Congress members were concerned that the resolution request would freeze funds until the end of the fiscal year on September 30th. Some proposed cuts remain frozen for a specified period unless Congress decides to reject the request.

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– Niv Elis contributed

Updated: 17h19