Republicans push back against Trump plan to cut foreign aidWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in Congress on Tuesday assailed his proposed cuts in the diplomatic and foreign aid budget, making it unlikely the cutbacks in global health, peacekeeping and other programs will take effect. Senator Lindsey Graham, the Republican chairman of the Senate subcommittee responsible for diplomacy and foreign aid spending, said Trump’s proposal to cut the diplomacy and aid budget by one third would “gut soft power.” “If we implemented this budget, you’d have to retreat from the world or put a lot of people at risk,” Graham told reporters. “This budget is not going to go anywhere.” Congress sets the federal government budget, and Republicans who control both houses and Democrats have said they do not support such drastic cuts.  The funding cuts in Trump’s plan for the fiscal year beginning in October would mark a stark decrease in non-military U.S. government engagement abroad as the administration pursues Trump’s “America First” world view. Trump administration officials defend the cuts by saying  the rest of the world must do its “fair share” as the United States retreats from its traditional spending abroad. In all, the Trump proposal cuts about 32 percent from U.S. diplomacy and aid budgets, or nearly $19 billion. Trump’s budget would cut U.S. funding for global health programs including efforts focusing on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by about one quarter, to about $6.5 billion for 2018. The budget proposal envisions cuts to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program, a cornerstone of U.S. global health assistance, which supports HIV/AIDS treatment, testing and counseling for millions of people worldwide. Under Trump’s budget, PEPFAR funding would be $5 billion per year compared to about $6 billion annually now, the State Department said.  No patient currently receiving antiretroviral therapy, a treatment for HIV, through PEPFAR funds will lose that treatment, officials said. The budget proposal also includes a steep cut to funding for international organizations, without specifying which groups might lose their funding. The NATO military alliance would continue to be fully funded. U.S. funding for international peacekeeping would fall to about $1.5 billion, a cut of over 50 percent from 2017 levels.  The United States is the biggest contributor to the United Nations, paying 22 percent of the $5.4 billion core budget and 28.5 percent of the $7.9 billion peacekeeping budget “Given the growing threats we face, we should be supporting – not slashing – anti-terrorism, law enforcement, and humanitarian programs,” Representative Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a statement.  Trump’s budget would reduce funding for educational and cultural exchanges by 52 percent, including a 47 percent cut to the Fulbright Program, which enables U.S. citizens to go abroad and brings foreign students to study in the United States. The Trump proposal assumes the State Department will maintain its current structure, though Tillerson has said he wants to restructure the agency and find efficiencies. Nonetheless, the budget makes major shifts in some funding.  A core, $2.8 billion development account overseen by USAID that funds agricultural, water, sanitation and other projects would be consolidated with other funding streams to create the Economic Support and Development Fund. That new account would then be cut by about 45 percent compared to current funding levels. politicsNews
republicans push back trump plan cut foreign aidwashington reuters president donald trump fellow republicans congress tuesday sailed proposed cuts diplomatic foreign aid budget making unlikely setbacks global health peacekeeping programs take effect senator lindsay graham republican chairman senate subcommittee responsible diplomacy foreign aid spending said trump proposal cut diplomacy aid budget one third would gut soft if implemented budget retreat world put lot people risk graham told reporters this budget going go congress sets federal government budget republicans control houses democrats said support drastic cuts the funding cuts trump plan fiscal year beginning october would mark stark decrease government engagement abroad administration pursues trump america first world view trump administration officials defend cuts saying rest world must fair share united states retreats traditional spending abroad in trump proposal cuts percent diplomacy aid budgets nearly billion trump budget would cut funding global health programs including efforts focusing tuberculosis malaria one quarter billion the budget proposal envision cuts president emergency plan aids relief pepper program cornerstone global health assistance supports treatment testing counseling millions people worldwide under trump budget pepper funding would billion per year compared billion annually state department said no patient currently receiving antiretroviral therapy treatment hiv pepper funds lose treatment officials said the budget proposal also includes steep cut funding international organizations without specifying groups might lose funding the nato military alliance would continue fully funded funding international peacekeeping would fall billion cut percent levels the united states biggest contributor united nations paying percent billion core budget percent billion peacekeeping budget given growing threats face supporting slashing law enforcement humanitarian programs representative ed royce chairman house foreign affairs committee said statement trump budget would reduce funding educational cultural exchanges percent including percent cut fulbright program enables citizens go abroad brings foreign students study united states the trump proposal assumes state department maintain current structure though tillerson said wants restructure agency find efficiencies nonetheless budget makes major shifts funding a core billion development account overseen said funds agricultural water sanitation projects would consolidated funding streams create economic support development fund that new account would cut percent compared current funding levels politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Republicans push back against Trump plan to cut foreign aidWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in Congress on Tuesday assailed his proposed cuts in the diplomatic and foreign aid budget, making it unlikely the cutbacks in global health, peacekeeping and other programs will take effect. Senator Lindsey Graham, the Republican chairman of the Senate subcommittee responsible for diplomacy and foreign aid spending, said Trump’s proposal to cut the diplomacy and aid budget by one third would “gut soft power.” “If we implemented this budget, you’d have to retreat from the world or put a lot of people at risk,” Graham told reporters. “This budget is not going to go anywhere.” Congress sets the federal government budget, and Republicans who control both houses and Democrats have said they do not support such drastic cuts.  The funding cuts in Trump’s plan for the fiscal year beginning in October would mark a stark decrease in non-military U.S. government engagement abroad as the administration pursues Trump’s “America First” world view. Trump administration officials defend the cuts by saying  the rest of the world must do its “fair share” as the United States retreats from its traditional spending abroad. In all, the Trump proposal cuts about 32 percent from U.S. diplomacy and aid budgets, or nearly $19 billion. Trump’s budget would cut U.S. funding for global health programs including efforts focusing on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by about one quarter, to about $6.5 billion for 2018. The budget proposal envisions cuts to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program, a cornerstone of U.S. global health assistance, which supports HIV/AIDS treatment, testing and counseling for millions of people worldwide. Under Trump’s budget, PEPFAR funding would be $5 billion per year compared to about $6 billion annually now, the State Department said.  No patient currently receiving antiretroviral therapy, a treatment for HIV, through PEPFAR funds will lose that treatment, officials said. The budget proposal also includes a steep cut to funding for international organizations, without specifying which groups might lose their funding. The NATO military alliance would continue to be fully funded. U.S. funding for international peacekeeping would fall to about $1.5 billion, a cut of over 50 percent from 2017 levels.  The United States is the biggest contributor to the United Nations, paying 22 percent of the $5.4 billion core budget and 28.5 percent of the $7.9 billion peacekeeping budget “Given the growing threats we face, we should be supporting – not slashing – anti-terrorism, law enforcement, and humanitarian programs,” Representative Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a statement.  Trump’s budget would reduce funding for educational and cultural exchanges by 52 percent, including a 47 percent cut to the Fulbright Program, which enables U.S. citizens to go abroad and brings foreign students to study in the United States. The Trump proposal assumes the State Department will maintain its current structure, though Tillerson has said he wants to restructure the agency and find efficiencies. Nonetheless, the budget makes major shifts in some funding.  A core, $2.8 billion development account overseen by USAID that funds agricultural, water, sanitation and other projects would be consolidated with other funding streams to create the Economic Support and Development Fund. That new account would then be cut by about 45 percent compared to current funding levels. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: republicans push back trump plan cut foreign aidwashington reuters president donald trump fellow republicans congress tuesday sailed proposed cuts diplomatic foreign aid budget making unlikely setbacks global health peacekeeping programs take effect senator lindsay graham republican chairman senate subcommittee responsible diplomacy foreign aid spending said trump proposal cut diplomacy aid budget one third would gut soft if implemented budget retreat world put lot people risk graham told reporters this budget going go congress sets federal government budget republicans control houses democrats said support drastic cuts the funding cuts trump plan fiscal year beginning october would mark stark decrease government engagement abroad administration pursues trump america first world view trump administration officials defend cuts saying rest world must fair share united states retreats traditional spending abroad in trump proposal cuts percent diplomacy aid budgets nearly billion trump budget would cut funding global health programs including efforts focusing tuberculosis malaria one quarter billion the budget proposal envision cuts president emergency plan aids relief pepper program cornerstone global health assistance supports treatment testing counseling millions people worldwide under trump budget pepper funding would billion per year compared billion annually state department said no patient currently receiving antiretroviral therapy treatment hiv pepper funds lose treatment officials said the budget proposal also includes steep cut funding international organizations without specifying groups might lose funding the nato military alliance would continue fully funded funding international peacekeeping would fall billion cut percent levels the united states biggest contributor united nations paying percent billion core budget percent billion peacekeeping budget given growing threats face supporting slashing law enforcement humanitarian programs representative ed royce chairman house foreign affairs committee said statement trump budget would reduce funding educational cultural exchanges percent including percent cut fulbright program enables citizens go abroad brings foreign students study united states the trump proposal assumes state department maintain current structure though tillerson said wants restructure agency find efficiencies nonetheless budget makes major shifts funding a core billion development account overseen said funds agricultural water sanitation projects would consolidated funding streams create economic support development fund that new account would cut percent compared current funding levels politicsnews