The new Budget explains the 23% cut in funding for @StateDept and @USAID saying it "reflects the Administration’s goal of reducing the long-term need for foreign assistance by helping partner countries become self-reliant." – @markknoller

The 2020 Budget proposes some major cuts in overall discretionary spending for some Federal Departments and agencies:

@usedgov -12%

@ENERGY -11%

@Interior -11%

@StateDept/@USAID -23%

@USDOT -21.5%

@EPA -31.2%

– @markknoller