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Trump threatens cuts to Central America aid. He'll have to go through Granger first
BY ANDREA DRUSCH
adrusch@mcclatchydc.com
June 29, 2018 12:10 PM
Updated 1 hour 35 minutes ago
WASHINGTON
The last time Central American refugees arrived en masse at the U.S.-Mexico border, Republican Rep. Kay Granger drafted her party’s plan to help those countries stop the violence causing families to flee.
Four years later — under an administration that’s pledged to slash foreign aid and dramatically curb border crossings — the Texan is now at the center of a brewing fight over the future of that type of assistance.
Granger is a senior member of a small-but-powerful congressional panel responsible for doling out foreign aid. She's long championed that assistance as a crucial component of national security.
Though rarely a vocal critic of President Donald Trump's policies, so far Granger is bucking his administration on foreign aid.
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