U.S. senators ask Pentagon if $1 billion in Afghan aid was cut

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Source: Reuters

POLITICS JUNE 15, 2020 / 10:07 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

Exclusive: U.S. senators ask Pentagon if $1 billion in Afghan aid was cut

Arshad Mohammed
3 MIN READ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators on Monday asked U.S. Defense Secretary Mike Esper what happened to $1 billion in aid for Afghanistan the Trump administration said it would cut nearly three months ago, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters.

Senator Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Robert Menendez, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, demanded Esper explain whether the funds had been cut and if so from which accounts.

“Will the execution of such funding cuts impact the U.S. military presence on the ground in Afghanistan?” they asked in the letter, requesting a reply by June 26.

“If the administration has determined that this cut in security assistance does not diminish our ability to pursue our national security objectives, what conditions have changed to create such a sizeable surplus?” they added.

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1. Did it go to his wall or his hotels/golf courses?

Did it go to his wall or his hotels/golf courses?

[Budi]

2. Imagine what they'd get away with if not for our top Democrats in those seats

"Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Robert Menendez, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee."

We need to do all we can to preserve those wisest Dem minds who hold those important seats.

It takes years in office to achieve such a position. They hold the line on the runaway Repubs.

Thank you to our Dems on the Senate Armed Services Committee & our critical positions held on the Foreign Relations Committee.

They are in a strong position to correct the errors of Trump lacleys when Dems sweep the board in November.

Proud to stand with our Democratic members.