Cornyn approves Trump nominees, says he got assurances on foreign aid program
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Wednesday voted to confirm two of President Trump’s nominees for diplomatic posts after briefly threatening to hold the nominations up over his concerns about frozen funds for a global health program.  Cornyn, in an interview with Semafor on Tuesday, said he would vote against Kari Lake and Doug Mastriano, longtime…
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Trump’s draconian cuts to health care, education, and foreign aid were rationalized on balancing the budget.
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Yet thanks to his tax cuts for the rich, the deficit is on track to hit almost 7% of GDP by 2036.
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