WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives committee moved on Thursday towards restoring hundreds of millions of dollars of aid to Central America that was cut off by President Donald Trump, setting up a potential showdown with the White House.
A House Appropriations subcommittee released a draft of its bill funding the State Department and foreign aid programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2020, that rejects the Republican president's proposals for steep cuts.
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