Jack,



The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented assault on lifesaving
humanitarian aid supporting millions of people around the world. Now, they are
calling on Congress to cancelmore than $8 billion of foreign aid funding that
Congresshad already approved — funding that helps deliver clean water, medical
care, education, housing, and food to millions of refugees and other people
whose lives are at risk from conflict, natural disasters, and hunger.



Last week, the House of Representatives narrowly voted to approve these
devastating cuts. Now, the Senate is preparing to cast their vote, and time is
running out to act before they move forward. We urgently need lawmakers to
protect these essential funds from being stripped away.Can you reach out to
your senators now and tell them to vote NO on these foreign aid cuts?
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TAKE ACTION
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Jack, these proposed reductions would compound the foreign aid cuts first
imposed by the Trump administration in its earliest days. Since those initial
rollbacks, HIAS and other global humanitarian organizations have done
everything possible to support those we serve, including taking the
administration to court to defend lifesaving aid.But the consequences of this
assault have been devastating.



In just a few months, people all around the world lost the support needed to
meet their basic human needs. At HIAS alone, we’ve been forced to close offices
and shut down programs that once supported 450,000 people.Additional cuts would
only worsen this crisis, forcing humanitarian programs to turn away even more
people in need.



The consequences are already devastating, but the case for protecting foreign
aid goes beyond immediate humanitarian relief. Foreign aid makes up less than
1% of the U.S. federal budget, but it provides:



* Clean water;
* Food;
* Emergency housing;
* Mental healthcare;
* Education for children;
* Protection from violence;
* Hygiene supplies;
* And more for refugees and people experiencing conflict, natural disasters,
and hunger.


That’s why we need to reach out to our lawmakers NOW and insist they stand by
their original commitment. Tell your senators: vote NO on legislation to cancel
critical humanitarian funding youhave already approved.
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Thank you for taking action today. Together, we can protect millions of lives
around the world.

TAKE ACTION
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— HIAS





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