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  • Trump's cuts to foreign aid are dangerous and inhumane

    Robert Bank|Jun 2, 2017

    NEW YORK (JTA)—This week, President Donald Trump proposed radical and cruel cuts to U.S. foreign aid. If his budget for 2018 is approved by Congress and implemented, it would slash crucial aid and development programs and weaken key institutions upholding human rights worldwide. As the head of the leading Jewish organization that works to end poverty and support human rights in the developing world, I stand in fierce opposition to the president’s proposed cuts. Each year, I have the honor of traveling the globe to meet with leaders of gro... Full story