Senate Majority Leader Rejects Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts
Says State Dept. Reductions Aren’t Appropriate by Jason Ditz, March 21, 2017 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R – KY) today rejected President Trump’s proposed budget for cuts in US foreign aid spending, accusing Trump of trying to “dictate” to Congress on the budget, and insisting that cuts to State Department spending ” aren’t appropriate.”