Should Congress provide $52.5 billion for the DoS and foreign operations (12% less than last year)?

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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act (H.R. 4665)
This bill has Passed the House of Representatives
Bill Summary

This bill will provide $52.5 billion for government spending on state, foreign relations and related programs. This amount is $16.4 billion below the President’s Budget Request and will amass an overall net new spending of $41.4 billion. Funding will be used to prioritize agencies and programs that strengthen national security such as funding for Israel and key allies such as Egypt and Jordan. It will provide funds to programs that count the People’s Republic of China as well as the Chinese Communist Party and programs that promote American values domestically and globally. It will also strengthen the Congressional oversight of the usage of funds. Sponsor: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican, Florida, District 26)
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Opponents say

 •     "These bills include billions in additional recessions from the IRA and other vital legislation that would result in unacceptable harm to clean energy and energy efficiency initiatives that lower energy costs and critical investments in rural America." Source: Executive Office of the President, Statement of Administration Policy 


•     "The draft bills also include numerous new, partisan policy provisions with devastating consequences including harming access to reproductive healthcare, threatening the health and safety of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Americans, endangering marriage equality, hindering critical climate change initiatives, and preventing the Administration from promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion." Source: Executive Office of the President, Statement of Administration Policy 

Proponents say

•      "This bill includes real cuts, with a 24% reduction from the administration’s request, and a 12% reduction from last year’s funding level. The State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs bill, of the subcommittee that I chair, will ensure that the American taxpayer does not foot the bill for overseas abortions, controversial climate change programs that have no hope of actually impacting climate change, and bloated organizations such as the United Nations and World Health Organizations which have lost all credibility and failed in their core missions." Source: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario  (Republican, Florida, District 26)


•     "America’s soft power is maintained in this bill because without soft power, you have war. Among this bill’s provisions, it provides strong military assistance for Israel and recognizes that a world food crisis is a growing threat to security, while taking significant steps to address it. Further, the bill allows America to have the influence she needs in a troubled world." Source:  Sen. Lindsey Graham (Republican, South Carolina)

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