Definition of foreign aid
: assistance (such as economic aid) provided by one nation to another
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That changed under President Barack Obama’s administration, which sent the cheese to food banks and school lunch programs, or in foreign aid packages.
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However, the poorest countries will still need foreign aid.
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In his tweets about the caravan earlier this week, Trump threatened to pull foreign aid from Honduras -- where many of the caravan's participants are emigrating from.
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In an op-ed for The Hill, Oglesby called for leaders in Congress to tour Central America in order to see the problems first-hand, and also for tying foreign aid to ending political graft.
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In January, Paul introduced a bill to end foreign aid to Pakistan, and spend the money instead on U.S. infrastructure.
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Even if that means things don't change, threatening to suspend foreign aid, which Honduras testily needs.
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The caravan has captured the attention of Trump and his administration this week, serving as a symbol to further attempt to alter the foreign aid, trade and immigration policies the President has long wanted to tackle.
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While foreign aid has come in to help reconstruct Tikrit, which was recaptured last April, there is none in the pipeline for Anbar, where 1.1 million of the province’s 1.6 million population have been displaced.
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First Known Use of foreign aid
1947
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