A Trump attempt to gut foreign aid is in trouble. Help us reject these cuts for good.

These cuts aren't just cruel, they're shortsighted and dangerous.

Pamela: The Senate is barrelling toward a vote on Trump's latest attempt to claw back billions in congressionally approved funding for life-saving programs that serve communities across the globe.

These cuts aren't just cruel, they're shortsighted and dangerous. If the Senate moves forward, programs that fight hunger, reduce poverty, support public health, and stabilize conflict zones — the very things that help prevent war, displacement, and instability — would be gutted.

But here's the thing: The margins in the Senate are razor thin — and the clock is ticking. Right now, a handful of key Republicans are expressing concern with these cuts — and if they fail to pass the package by Friday, Trump's request disappears.

That means saving these critically needed programs is possible — but only if we flood the Senate with pressure and support right now. Will you tell your Senators to vote NO on Trump's reckless rescissions request before it's too late?

ACT NOW

More bombs and bullets won't make us secure, Pamela. But soon, and just weeks after greenlighting a $150 BILLION Pentagon plus up, the Senate could vote on a package that further guts the kind of programs that actually make people safer.

The 21 proposed rescissions include eliminating PEPFAR, a decades-old, wildly successful, and historically bipartisan program to combat HIV/AIDS.[1] Here's just a snapshot of what's at stake:

• $500 million for infectious disease prevention programs and child and maternal health — canceled.
• $400 million to combat the global HIV epidemic — clawed back.
• $800 million in humanitarian aid for people forced to flee their countries — eliminated.[2]

All said, Trump is demanding Congress return a total of $9.4 BILLION in previously approved spending that supports foreign aid and public broadcasting.

The good news is that Trump's request is in trouble, because this vote is coming down to the wire. The House narrowly passed these cuts back last month, starting a 45-day clock that gives the Senate until July 18 to pass the package and send it to Trump's desk. If it fails to do so, the funds must be spent as they were appropriated by Congress in the first place.

Senators have just a few days left before the clock runs out, and key members like Maine Senator Susan Collins have said they can't back the bill in its current form. Momentum is on our side, and with enough public outcry, we can stop these cuts.

We must act NOW: Tell your Senators to reject these cruel, dangerous, and misguided rescissions requests:

Cuts like this advance Trump's dangerous "America First" agenda — and it's one that undermines what actually keeps us all safer and more secure.

Together, let's come together to make sure our Senators get our message to oppose these cuts loud and clear.

Thank you for working for peace,
The Win Without War team

1. The Hill, "Senate GOP faces 'gut check time' on axing global HIV program"
2. PBS, "House approves Trump's request to take back foreign aid, public media funding"

 

 

 

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