As the House Appropriations Committee voted to send a State Department and foreign aid funding bill to the full House of Representatives, Democrat Nita Lowey voiced congressional solidarity with demonstrators in Iran.

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First, Israel should request that US military assistance to the IDF be appropriated as part of the Defense Department's budget instead of the State Department's foreign aid budget where it is now allocated.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The Scott Brown Precedent and Israel

The source of the foreign aid data is the State Department.

FORBES: Foreign Aid: Money Down A Rat Hole?

Since NATO, the European Union, and individual European nations provide significant amounts of foreign assistance in countries where the United States also has aid programs, the Department of State, USAID, and other agencies shall seek to intensify cooperation with international partners to optimize program impact and to avoid duplication.

WHITEHOUSE: Strategy Appendix