President Donald Trump has sent Congress a new rescissions package seeking to eliminate nearly $5 billion in foreign aid programs.
The White House submitted the proposal Thursday night, marking Trump’s latest move to slash overseas spending after a $9 billion package was passed in July.
Breakdown of Proposed Cuts
The latest package includes:
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$3.2 billion in USAID funding.
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$322 million from the USAID–State Department Democracy Fund.
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$521 million in State Department contributions to international organizations.
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$393 million in State Department peacekeeping contributions.
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$445 million in additional peacekeeping aid.
“Since January, we’ve saved the taxpayers tens of billions of dollars,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on X. He added that USAID is now “in closeout mode,” with OMB Director Russ Vought overseeing its wind-down.
Previous Cuts in July
Last month, Trump and Vought secured passage of a $9 billion rescissions package that cut foreign aid and reduced funding
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