Trump Orders the Freeze of Billions of Dollars in Congressionally Approved Foreign Aid

[Swordsmyth]

The Trump administration has put a temporary hold on some congressionally approved foreign aid funds.
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That’s pending a State Department review as well as by the U.S. Agency for International Development, as many news outlets have reported about the development.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) informed the two agencies in a recent letter that “unobligated funds” would be frozen until “three business days after” State and USAID provide an accounting of how much remains in specific accounts — and how, exactly, those funds are being spent. The funds expire on September 30, the end of the fiscal year.


A USAID official told CNN the funding amounts to somewhere between $2 billion and $4 billion, as Fox43 reported.
The accounts specified in the letter include funding for international organizations, international peacekeeping, international narcotics control and law enforcement, global health, development assistance, foreign military and assistance for Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia.

More at: https://www.lifezette.com/2019/08/tr...d-foreign-aid/

[revgen]

Does this "temporary hold" include foreign aid to Israel?

If so, it makes the Epstein situation today all the more curious considering the rumors that he was a spy for Mossad.

[Swordsmyth]

Does this "temporary hold" include foreign aid to Israel?

If so, it makes the Epstein situation today all the more curious considering the rumors that he was a spy for Mossad.

I'm not sure but I doubt it, hopefully that will come.

[Zippyjuan]

Congress is supposed to control spending.

https://www.kff.org/news-summary/tru...-move-forward/

Trump administration resurrects ‘rescission’ proposal in latest attack on U.S. aid spending

“…The funding in question totals between $2 billion and $4 billion that is set to expire when the current fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, according to people familiar with the accounts. … Last year the White House considered using the same budgetary authority — a relatively obscure process known as ‘rescission’ — to target U.S. global development funding. USAID’s country missions managed to quickly spend much of their remaining unobligated funds, and OMB ultimately abandoned that plan.

[UWDude]

Congress is supposed to control spending.

https://www.kff.org/news-summary/tru...-move-forward/

[timosman]

Congress is supposed to control spending.

https://www.kff.org/news-summary/tru...-move-forward/

Where were you almost the entire day? We have a major $#@!storm brewing and you are offline. You have a lot of catching up to do.

[timosman]

Oh, brother. Zippy is useless. How is he getting paid for this crap?

[specsaregood]

Congress is supposed to control spending.
https://www.kff.org/news-summary/tru...-move-forward/

Really? Which branch of government writes the checks?

[UWDude]

Foreign aid is the purview of the ambassador in chief.

[oyarde]

Foreign aid should be abolished .

[timosman]

Foreign aid should be abolished .

How hard is it to abuse this scheme? A bunch of needy foreigners willing to do whatever to get it. How about some kickbacks?

[parocks]

Does this "temporary hold" include foreign aid to Israel?

If so, it makes the Epstein situation today all the more curious considering the rumors that he was a spy for Mossad.

Yup and yup. You're spot on. $38 Billion to Israel, and they have free health care.

[Swordsmyth]

Congress is supposed to control spending.

Congress only gets to control what money the executive MAY spend, they can't make him spend it.

[Stratovarious]

Not one plumb nickel will be held back from Trumps War Criminal handler; Israel

[enhanced_deficit]

With Israeli linked Epstein out of the picture, could this happen now on MAGA's watch?

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