{"id":1094726,"date":"2021-12-07T13:44:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T18:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1094726"},"modified":"2021-12-07T13:44:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T18:44:43","slug":"bipartisan-senators-propose-billions-in-democracy-spending-around-globe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-senators-propose-billions-in-democracy-spending-around-globe\/","title":{"rendered":"Bipartisan Senators Propose Billions In \u2018Democracy\u2019 Spending Around Globe"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbipartisan-senators-propose-billions-in-democracy-spending-around-globe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1094726&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New legislation was introduced Monday in the Senate, sponsored primarily by Democrat Chris Coons (D-DE) and Republican Lindsey Graham (R-SC) which will allocate about $3 billion to \u201cdemocracy\u201d around the globe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/584512-bipartisan-senators-earmark-3-billion-to-support-democracies-globally\">to<\/a> The Hill, which viewed a copy of the legislation, the purpose is to \u201cauthorize an increase in U.S. democracy funding to over $3 billion, aimed at helping foreign governments confront specific challenges that are undermining democracy, including disinformation, extremism, and attacks on independent media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coons and Graham, both leaders on the Appropriations subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, are pushing for the legislation, which is called the Democracy in the 21st Century Act.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery country will bring something to the table this week as President Biden convenes more than 100 countries to advance democracy and human rights around the globe, and this legislation will bolster the Biden administration\u2019s efforts on that front,\u201d Coons told The Hill, referencing Biden\u2019s virtual \u201cSummit for Democracy\u201d conference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Coons also said, \u201cOur bipartisan bill charts a course and provides new resources for the United States to modernize its tools to better address emerging threats to democracy \u2014 including foreign interference, transnational corruption, and digital authoritarianism \u2014 and support those efforts across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As part of the legislation, the nonprofit National Endowment for Democracy would receive funding as well as the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/adamandrzejewski\/2021\/08\/04\/new-report-nearly-300-billion-in-foreign-aid-spent-by-us-government\/?sh=49e2aec4374d\">report<\/a> from Forbes, the U.S. spent about $300 billion in foreign aid from 2013-2018, with a peak of $49.6 billion in 2015 alone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach year, the U.S. spent about $47 billion. Half the aid went to Africa and the Middle East in FY2018, the latest year available for these statistics. Interestingly, despite President Donald Trump\u2019s \u2018America First\u2019 agenda, aid to foreign countries remained virtually unchanged in the first two years of his administration,\u201d the outlet reported.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Forbes also noted that, with the exception of New York and California, more taxpayer money was spent overseas than any state individually spent in 2018.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite its relatively consistent allotment, some Americans are not as supportive of foreign spending.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the American people are asked what government spending should be cut in order to balance the federal budget, foreign aid programs generally top the list,\u201d former Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) once said, according to Forbes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations are ongoing in Congress amidst debate surrounding whether or not the debt ceiling will be raised by the end of the month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/news\/politics\/rand-paul\/2021\/12\/06\/sen-rand-paul-says-he-wont-vote-raise-u-s-debt-ceiling\/8890165002\/\">declared<\/a> that he would not support a move to raise the debt ceiling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere ought to be some kind of punishment for people who want to borrow so much money, and the punishment is: They need to be on record saying, \u2018We\u2019re going to raise the debt ceiling because we spent too much money last year, or we\u2019re spending too much money this year.\u2019 So, I\u2019m not for making it easier to raise the debt ceiling,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New legislation was introduced Monday in the Senate, sponsored primarily by Democrat Chris Coons (D-DE) and Republican Lindsey Graham (R-SC) which will allocate about $3 billion to \u201cdemocracy\u201d around the globe.\u00a0According to The Hill, which viewed a copy of the legislation, the purpose is to \u201cauthorize an increase in U.S. democracy funding to over $3 billion, aimed at helping foreign governments confront specific challenges that are undermining democracy, including disinformation, extremism, and attacks on independent media.\u201dCoons and Graham, both leaders on the Appropriations subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, are pushing for the legislation, which is called the Democracy in the 21st Century Act.\u00a0\u201cEvery country will bring something to the table this week as President Biden convenes more than 100 countries to advance democracy and human rights around the globe, and this legislation will bolster the Biden administration\u2019s efforts on that front,\u201d Coons told The Hill, referencing Biden\u2019s virtual \u201cSummit for Democracy\u201d conference.\u00a0Coons also said, \u201cOur bipartisan bill charts a course and provides new resources for the United States to modernize its tools to better address emerging threats to democracy \u2014 including foreign interference, transnational corruption, and digital authoritarianism \u2014 and support those efforts across the world.\u201dAs part of the legislation, the nonprofit National Endowment for Democracy would receive funding as well as the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.\u00a0According to a report from Forbes, the U.S. spent about $300 billion in foreign aid from 2013-2018, with a peak of $49.6 billion in 2015 alone.\u00a0\u201cEach year, the U.S. spent about $47 billion. Half the aid went to Africa and the Middle East in FY2018, the latest year available for these statistics. Interestingly, despite President Donald Trump\u2019s \u2018America First\u2019 agenda, aid to foreign countries remained virtually unchanged in the first two years of his administration,\u201d the outlet reported.\u00a0Forbes also noted that, with the exception of New York and California, more taxpayer money was spent overseas than any state individually spent in 2018.\u00a0Despite its relatively consistent allotment, some Americans are not as supportive of foreign spending.\u00a0\u201cWhen the American people are asked what government spending should be cut in order to balance the federal budget, foreign aid programs generally top the list,\u201d former Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) once said, according to Forbes.\u00a0Negotiations are ongoing in Congress amidst debate surrounding whether or not the debt ceiling will be raised by the end of the month.\u00a0On Monday, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) declared that he would not support a move to raise the debt ceiling.\u00a0\u201cThere ought to be some kind of punishment for people who want to borrow so much money, and the punishment is: They need to be on record saying, \u2018We\u2019re going to raise the debt ceiling because we spent too much money last year, or we\u2019re spending too much money this year.\u2019 So, I\u2019m not for making it easier to raise the debt ceiling,\u201d he said.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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