House spending bill erases UNRWA, Gaza pier funding, blocks refugee resettlement
President Joe Biden has threatened to veto the House-passed State, Foreign Operations bill if it reaches his desk.
US lawmakers passed a spending bill Friday that would make deep cuts to US diplomatic funding and sweeping changes to US operations related to Gaza.
The bill cuts funds for the State Department and US Agency for International Development by 11% compared to fiscal year 2023–24 funding levels. The House passed the legislation on a nearly party-line vote, 212-200.
Republicans argued that the bill for fiscal year 2024–25 eliminates politically controversial or inefficient programs that American taxpayers do not support. Democrats warned the cuts would leave US diplomacy on life support.
President Joe Biden has threatened to veto the House-passed State, Foreign Operations bill if it reaches his desk.
