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There are no economic support funds for Cuba in the State Department’s 2018 budget proposal, which was released Tuesday. Such funding, which is appropriated by Congress and provided to USAID by the State Department, reached $20 million in fiscal year 2016 under the Obama administration.
Aid to Venezuela and Ecuador also has been cut completely and funding for Nicaragua was whittled from $10 million in Fiscal Year 2016 to $200,000 in the proposed budget. All are leftist governments.
The White House is obligated to provide Congress its budget request but Congress ultimately has the power of the purse,” said South Florida Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. “This budget is very troubling when it comes to democracy funding for countries in Latin America. It is imperative for the United States to continue to support civil society and human rights activists in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.”
Read more here: No USAID funds for Cuba in Trump budget proposal
Good. USAID should go.
Aid to Venezuela and Ecuador also has been cut completely and funding for Nicaragua was whittled from $10 million in Fiscal Year 2016 to $200,000 in the proposed budget. All are leftist governments.
The White House is obligated to provide Congress its budget request but Congress ultimately has the power of the purse,” said South Florida Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. “This budget is very troubling when it comes to democracy funding for countries in Latin America. It is imperative for the United States to continue to support civil society and human rights activists in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.”
Read more here: No USAID funds for Cuba in Trump budget proposal
Good. USAID should go.