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Lawmakers and experts warn proposed aid and State Department cuts would weaken counterterrorism programs
Summary
Witnesses and members told the subcommittee that steep reductions to foreign assistance and the State Department budget would reduce training, partner capacity, and U.S. leverage against terrorist networks.
Members of the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee and the witnesses said proposed cuts to foreign assistance and the State Department would constrain U.S. counterterrorism capacity abroad.
Why it matters: programs run or coordinated by the Bureau of Counterterrorism, including training foreign law enforcement and judicial officials, rely on foreign assistance budgets; cuts could reduce partner nations' ability…
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