United States Rep. Virginia Foxx (N.C.-5) has voted for H.R. 3057, a bill that cuts hundreds of millions of dollars from foreign aid, while increasing support for Israel and our allies in the War on Terror.
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United States Rep. Virginia Foxx (N.C.-5) has voted for H.R. 3057, a bill that cuts hundreds of millions of dollars from foreign aid, while increasing support for Israel and our allies in the War on Terror.
“It is important that we take care of priorities at home before spending money overseas,” said Rep. Foxx. “However, we do have national security interests in the world. I applaud this bill for increasing aid to Israel, which will help them in their security and counter-terror efforts. I am also pleased that we are providing security assistance to Afghanistan and to our allies in the Global War on Terror.”
The Congresswoman commended the bill for prohibiting assistance to governments that support terrorism including Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria and countries that export lethal military equipment to those countries. The bill also contains restrictions on sending assistance to the PLO.
Finally, the bill includes several important safeguards including:
• A provision to withhold 60 percent of funds allocated for Russia until its government has terminated arrangements to provide nuclear assistance to Iran • A provision to prohibit the U.S. Export-Import Bank from approving federal loans for the construction of nuclear power plants in China • A provision to limit assistance to countries that refuse to extradite wanted criminals back to the United States
