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State Department says it has canceled 39 grants totaling $214 million; budget cuts and NATO funding reports remain under review
Summary
At a State Department press briefing, the department's spokesperson said Secretary Rubio has canceled 39 grants worth $214 million and reiterated a continued U.S. commitment to NATO while warning that White House budget plans are not final.
Tammy, State Department spokesperson, told reporters that the department under Secretary Rubio has canceled grants she said were “misguided,” and that broader budget reports circulating in the press are not a finalized White House plan.
The spokesperson read a tweet she attributed to Secretary Rubio saying, “Under my direction, the State Department has canceled another 39 grants worth $214,000,000. The American taxpayers should not be funding misguided programs like building the migrant domestic worker led movement in Lebanon or get the trolls out in The United Kingdom. We are cleaning up the mess the previous administration left and rebuilding an agency that's focused on putting America First.” Tammy said she would attempt to provide a full list of the canceled grants to reporters.
Why it matters: Grant cancellations and an agency budget reduction could change which…
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