> Every dime that the USAID spent was allocated via Congress through the budgeting process.
A thread on the general process:
> Every year, the White House (via OMB) puts together a federal budget proposal to Congress. Every federal agency (incl USAID) sends OMB their budget wishlist.
[…]
> So to be clear: every dollar that USAID requests from Congress goes through White House review.
[…]
> Once USAID gets its budget from Congress, it must go straight back to Congress again with a further level of detail on how it will satisfy the various budget directives - via "Congressional Notifications."
A thread on the general process:
> Every year, the White House (via OMB) puts together a federal budget proposal to Congress. Every federal agency (incl USAID) sends OMB their budget wishlist.
[…]
> So to be clear: every dollar that USAID requests from Congress goes through White House review.
[…]
> Once USAID gets its budget from Congress, it must go straight back to Congress again with a further level of detail on how it will satisfy the various budget directives - via "Congressional Notifications."
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