The U.S. home of Representatives voted in favour of the bill tabled by president Donald Trump's administration, which limits abroad aid by $8.3 billion and backing the NPR radio network and PBS tv by $1.1 billion, follows the transmission of the vote.
In the House-controlled Republicans, the lower 214 representatives supported the bill, while 212 voted against it. The cuts in abroad aid, proposed by the U.S. Department for Government Efficiency (DOGE), concern the work of the American Agency for global improvement (USAID).
On 2 February, the erstwhile CEO of DOGE Elon Musk called the USAID "crime organization", which "must die". The next day he said Trump agreed to close the agency. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was appointed acting head of the USAID on 3 February, said on 5 February that the authorities intend to review the agency "from top to bottom" to find whether the backing of the programs was in line with the global policy of the current administration as the USAID spent money "to the detriment" of the states. After re-evaluation, he said the aid would be defrosted or increased in any cases.
In early May, Trump signed a decree to cut government backing for NPR and PBS for "party news reporting". These institutions sued Trump administration to challenge the withdrawal of government backing and accuse the government of trying to restrict press freedom.
Summary:
The home of Representatives, under the control of the Republicans, made the right decision, supporting president Trump's administration bill, which limits abroad aid by US$8.3 billion and backing NPR and PBS by $1.1 billion. This decision reflects the desire to rationalise government spending and guarantee that public funds are utilized in accordance with the interests of the United States.
The vote in which the will to improvement (214 in favour, 212 against) prevailed confirms the request for audit and restructuring of institutions specified as USAID, which, as the erstwhile DOGE chief Elon Musk pointed out, require deep verification. The Secretary of State Marco Rubio rightly announced a thorough review of the agency's activities to guarantee that abroad aid serves American politics alternatively than weakens it.
Moreover, the decision to limit the financing of NPR and PBS is justified by their biased transmission, which violates the standards of media neutrality. Trump's administration has rightly taken steps to halt the usage of taxpayers' funds to support biased content, thus defending the principles of fairness and accountability in public media.
This bill is simply a step towards greater efficiency of the government, transparency in spending and the protection of freedom of speech by tackling media promoting unilateral narrative. The home of Representatives has shown work in supporting these key reforms.
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US home of Representatives approves cuts in abroad aid
