The Trump administration drops its attempt to move forward with a plan to cut $4 billion in foreign aid
A source familiar told CNN that it was President Donald Trump's decision not to move forward with the plan.The decision to drop the planned rescission package comes following opposition from bipartisan lawmakers and foreign policy advocates to the move that could have cut up to $4 billion in funding to the State Department and the US Agency for International Development.
Politico was the first to report that the rescission package would not move forward. Read MoreBehind the scenes, congressional appropriators from both parties and State Department officials had lobbied the White House to back off the planned cuts. The Trump administration has sought to decrease what it believes is wasteful spending and make foreign aid more conditional on support for US policies.
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