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State Department says it has canceled 39 grants worth $214 million; spokesperson urges caution on budget leaks
Summary
The State Department announced that it has canceled 39 grants totaling $214 million and pushed back on early reports about planned OMB cuts to State/USAID funding, saying no final budget has been submitted to Congress.
The State Department announced that it has canceled 39 grants totaling $214,000,000, a figure the department said came from a tweet by Secretary Rubio that a spokesperson read at a press briefing.
The announcement matters because it signals the department is reviewing overseas assistance and other grant programs: the spokesperson read examples from the secretary's tweet including funding for a ‘‘migrant domestic worker-led movement in Lebanon’’ and an item described in the tweet as ‘‘get the trolls out in The United Kingdom.’’ The spokesperson said the secretary ‘‘felt passionate enough about this to tweet it himself’’ and that the department…
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