U.S. foreign aid hangs in the balance between a divided House of Representatives. On one side, there are those who want to save money; on the other, those who want to increase defense spending.
Together with the Senate’s budget resolution, which is due out Thursday, the House’s budget resolution usually acts as a blueprint for the final U.S. budget.
The House released its resolution Wednesday, proposing a 7 percent cut in foreign aid compared to U.S. President Barack Obama’s proposed 2.4 percent increase. It also drastically boosts funding to the Overseas Contingency Operations fund, marking an ideological shift for the Republicans, who just last year accused the president of abusing OCO.
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Molly Anders is a former U.K. correspondent for Devex. Based in London, she reports on development finance trends with a focus on British and European institutions. She is especially interested in evidence-based development and women’s economic empowerment, as well as innovative financing for the protection of migrants and refugees. Molly is a former Fulbright Scholar and studied Arabic in Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Morocco.
