{"id":135474,"date":"2017-02-28T18:01:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T23:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/?post_type=one_press&p=135474"},"modified":"2017-02-28T18:01:09","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T23:01:09","slug":"congress-stands-up-to-president-trumps-foreign-aid-proposal","status":"publish","type":"one_press","link":"https:\/\/www.one.org\/us\/press\/congress-stands-up-to-president-trumps-foreign-aid-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress stands up to President Trump\u2019s foreign aid proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C<\/strong>.)<\/strong>, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s dead on arrival, it\u2019s not going to happen, it would be a disaster. This budget destroys soft power, it puts our diplomats at risk and it\u2019s going nowhere. When I hear if we cut foreign aid we can balance the budget, it\u2019s just a complete lie. Foreign assistance is an insurance policy. Investing over there, even though we have needs here, makes us safer. When the Trump administration has a budget that basically destroys soft power, it\u2019s unnerving to me, because clearly they don\u2019t understand how soft power is essential to winning the war. It\u2019s a budget proposal that will probably meet the same fate as Obama\u2019s proposals.\u201d [http:\/\/wapo.st\/2ll10xo<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.)<\/strong>, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee:<\/p>\n

“I’m very much opposed. So many of those programs are very important. They’re a popular target, but they’re very important.” [http:\/\/reut.rs\/2mI8snj<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.):<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you think the Senate could approve a budget that slashes State Department funding by about a third?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cProbably not.\u201d<\/p>\n

“I for one, just speaking for myself, think the diplomatic portion of the federal budget is very important, and you get results a lot cheaper frequently than you do on the defense side. So, speaking for myself, I\u2019m not in favor of reducing what we call the 150 account to that extent.\u201d [http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lQIQqR<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.):<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cForeign Aid is not charity. We must make sure it is well spent, but it is less than 1% of budget & critical to our national security.\u201d [http:\/\/bit.ly\/2mqgF3D<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Senator Pat Leahy (D-Vt.)<\/strong>, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Committee:<\/p>\n

\u201cForeign assistance, just 1% of the federal budget and always bipartisan, advances U.S. interests and values. Slashing foreign assistance would be foolhardy, weakening our leadership and emboldening our adversaries.\u201d [http:\/\/bit.ly\/2m4B3Gq<\/a> and http:\/\/bit.ly\/2mBSeNe<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.)<\/strong>, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe\u00a0State\u00a0Department\u00a0and USAID are critical national security agencies that keep the American people and our allies around the world safe and secure. So it sounds like the president is proposing cutting our national security budget in ways that would have serious and detrimental effects on our national security posture.\u201d [http:\/\/wapo.st\/2ll10xo<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.)<\/strong>, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is shortsighted to slash foreign aid and diplomacy.\u00a0 Americans know it is a lot more cost-effective to clean your gutters than it is to ignore the problem until you have water coming in through the roof. President Trump\u2019s lack of foresight could cost Americans dearly.\u201d\u00a0[http:\/\/bit.ly\/2m4EvAW<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.):<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cRepublicans and Democrats agree: cutting America\u2019s foreign aid cuts America\u2019s national security\u201d [http:\/\/bit.ly\/2m4B7pv<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.):<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cForeign aid must remain an American national security priority. We need these tools in our toolkit!\u201d [http:\/\/bit.ly\/2l8ILQn<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.):<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cUndercutting diplomacy & foreign aid makes our military\u2019s job harder. Trump’s \u2018security budget\u2019 completely misses the point.\u201d [http:\/\/bit.ly\/2mBXwbM<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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