Friday, July 19, 2013

GOP budget includes Egypt aid — for now

House Republicans rolled out a greatly reduced budget for the State Department and foreign aid programs Thursday but opted to forgo any immediate decision on cutting U.S. aid to Egypt following the ouster of its elected president, Mohamed Morsi.
The $34.1 billion package includes substantial investments in embassy security but deep cuts elsewhere pose a serious threat to many of President Barack Obama’s initiatives.

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