Tornado Alley (PROG)

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Wow... such a lying sack of shit.

The House of Representatives took up its version of the FY 2025 State/Foreign Operations appropriations bill on June 26. Initially, this funding bill included a proposal to cut funding for the Peace Corps from its current $430 million to $410 million – the same baseline funding level received by the agency a decade ago.

However, the House approved – by a voice vote – an amendment introduced by Representative Michael Lawler (R-NY) to restore $20 million to the agency. As the House majority requires any amendments proposing an increase to include an “offset” (a reduction elsewhere of an equal amount), the Lawler amendment proposed reducing $20 million from the U.S. State Department’s diplomatic programs. During the brief debate on the amendment, Representative Lawler said Peace Corps represents the best of America.

https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/house-fy-2025-spending-bill-avoids-peace-corps-funding-cut/

Meanwhile they gut USAID. Fuck them.