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Durham councilor introduces joint resolution on foreign aid cuts, residents and contractors warn of job losses in the Triangle
Summary
A councilor introduced a joint resolution calling for pause or reevaluation of certain U.S. foreign aid actions; presenters and community members said local institutions and hundreds of local workers have lost contracts and jobs tied to foreign aid programs and requested the council's support ahead of a March 17 discussion.
A Durham councilor introduced a joint resolution, to be considered at a March 17 meeting, asking the city to register concerns about recent federal actions reducing foreign assistance funding and to document local economic and employment impacts in the Triangle region.
The councilor said the resolution calls for Durham and Chapel Hill to note the local impacts of changes to U.S. foreign assistance and to request their congressional delegation and relevant…
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