FILE PHOTO: The logo of USAID is seen at a community kitchen set-up by them and the World Food Programme in Cucuta, Colombia February 7, 2019. REUTERS/Marco Bello
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was considering scaling back an effort that could have cut billions of dollars in foreign aid and would decide on the proposal - which faces strong opposition in Congress - within days.
Trump administration officials have said they are reviewing State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development spending with an eye to using a budget process known as "rescission to slash up to $4.3 billion in spending that had already been approved by the Senate and House of Representatives.
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