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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Hearing on State Department Funding for 2023
Record date · January 1, 2021
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What This Bill Does
The Senate Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations met to discuss budget priorities and global challenges with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The hearing covered the impact of the war in Ukraine, global food insecurity, and the need for adequate funding to support diplomatic and development efforts.
This hearing sets the stage for the 2023 federal budget for foreign operations, which determines funding levels for international aid, diplomatic staffing, and global security initiatives.
Who It Affects
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State Department employees
The department is implementing new resources for staffing and diversity initiatives.
International aid recipients
Funding levels determined by this committee impact the availability of food security and humanitarian assistance programs.
Key Facts
- The subcommittee is reviewing budget priorities for the 2023 fiscal year.
- The previous year's budget allocation was $4 billion below the requested amount.
- The subcommittee previously offset budget shortfalls by rescinding $2 billion from the Afghanistan account, an option not available for the 2023 cycle.
- Chairman Coons proposed naming a portion of Fulbright Fellowships in honor of former Secretary Madeleine Albright.
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- The committee identified global food insecurity, the war in Ukraine, and pandemic recovery as primary challenges.
- Senator Graham expressed support for a potential supplemental funding bill to address global food security and Ukraine's needs.
- The State Department is currently addressing internal staffing and diversity challenges using new resources provided by Congress.
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The committee relied on a one-time rescission of $2 billion from the Afghanistan account to balance the previous year's budget, creating a structural deficit for the current cycle.
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