(24 May 1995) English/Nat
The U-S House of Representatives voted on Tuesday for more cuts in America's foreign aid budget.
The vote to deduct an extra 478 (m) million dollars disregarded President Clinton's threat to veto the bill.
Clinton Tuesday said that the bill, which would cut aid by three (b) billion dollars over two years, would be a threat to U-S security.
U-S House Representatives are on the war path against President Clinton's foreign aid budget - on Tuesday they backed an amendment that will slash the foreign aid budget still further.
They voted to cut another 478 million (m) dollars from the foreign aid budget, making a total of a three (b) billion dollar reduction over the next two years.
President Clinton said efforts led by the Republican-controlled Congress to cut an already trimmed-down foreign aid budget was an open attack on the president's authority to conduct foreign policy.
SOUNDBITE:
"I can't conceive of permitting it to become law because it is an assault on the ability of the President to protect the American people and pursue the foreign policy of the country."
SUPER CAPTION: U-S President Bill Clinton
The president said the cuts would limit key foreign policy initiatives currently under way.
SOUNDBITE:
"We did not win the Cold War to walk away and blow the opportunities of the peace on short-sighted, scatter-shotted budget cuts and attempts to micromanage the United States' foreign policy
SUPER CAPTION: U-S President Bill Clinton
A final vote on the bill is set for Thursday, with dozens of amendments pending.
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