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June 4, 2025

Trump Asks Congress to Rescind $8.3 Billion in Foreign Assistance
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President Trump has formally asked Congress to rescind $8.3 billion in
previously enacted funding for foreign assistance from USAID and the
African Development Foundation. The request seeks to make permanent the
cuts to foreign aid already imposed by Elon Musk's so-called Department
of Government Efficiency. Oxfam America warns those cuts could cause 23
million children to lose access to education, while up to 95 million
people would lose access to basic healthcare, potentially leading to
over 3 million preventable deaths per year.


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