There is no line item for $1.8 billion for operas and festivals and underwater basket weaving and whatever else nonsense people wanted to characterize as the US foreign aid enterprise. This is economic support funds. This is global public health. This is humanitarian assistance. This is helping our friends in Jordan and elsewhere to maintain the basic stability so that there is not a conflagration in a region. That's what's in this package. That is what's being rescinded from this package. I understand that there is some obligation as a party member to oblige the requests of this party's president. (28:52–29:08)
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Asserts that the rescissions package includes economic support, global public health, humanitarian assistance, and aid to maintain stability in regions like Jordan.
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