Trump Cuts $3 Billion from Congressional Deal He Hated

Trump Slashed International Aid. Geneva Is Feeling the Impact.

The longtime epicenter of global public health, peacemaking and diplomacy is being squeezed by budget cuts that could redefine its identity

Donald Trump will be cutting $3 billion in government spending. On this occasion, the cuts have to do with two budget items related to foreign aid and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, included in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which passed through Congress with Republican support and was promulgated by Joe Biden. Read more]]>

Trump Cuts $3 Billion from Congressional Deal He Hated

“President Donald Trump is cutting nearly $3 billion in spending, much of it reserved for foreign aid, by unwinding part of a 2023 fiscal deal loathed by conservatives,” Semafor reports. “Trump is slashing from a pot of money deemed emergency spending by the 2023 Fiscal Responsibility Act, which capped federal spending but also included a side deal criticized by Trump and his allies. One element of the 2023 law’s side deal allowed for more than …

CfG President McIntosh Statement on President Trump, OMB $3B Spending Cuts

Washington, D.C. – Club for Growth President David McIntosh issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s work to cut $3 billion in “emergency” spending from Biden’s Fiscal “Responsibility” Act: “Fake emergency spending designations have allowed big spenders in Congress to bypass responsible spending controls and abuse the process that accommodates real emergency supplemental spending. President Trump’s refusal to concur with $3 b…