Reduce foreign aid to Egypt

Foreign Policy

Reduce the foreign aid to Egypt without a specific goal and outcomes

Members of Congress have objected to the Egyptian government receiving US foreign aid. If assistance is given to a country, it should have a specific goal and clear deliverables, argue lawmakers like Senator Rand Paul, who has introduced amendments to end this foreign aid. In 2017, Senate appropriators voted to cut Egypt's economic aid by $37 million and military aid by $300 million amid concerns over the Egyptian government's human rights abuses, a move the Trump administration signaled its support for.

SAVINGS

$300 million per year

STATUS

Amendment to transportation spending bill from Senator Rand Paul

LINKS

AL-Monitor: Senate panel slashes military aid to Egypt

“If we are going to effectively tackle the long-term national security threat posed by our national debt, then we need to seriously examine how our defense dollars are being spent. Waste and inefficiency within the Pentagon not only contributes to our nation’s debt and deficit, it also diminishes the effectiveness of our nation’s armed forces."

Dan Caldwell, USMC (ret.)
Concerned Veterans for America

“I'm concerned that our increasing fractious political process, particularly with respect to federal spending, is threatening our ability to properly defend our nation both in the short term and especially in the long term."

Dan Coats
Director of National Intelligence

“This guide is a much-needed first step toward encouraging politicians to consider all available options for substantive Pentagon reform. Our troops deserve better than broken bureaucracy, and politicians shouldn't fool themselves into thinking that throwing money at the problem is the solution."

Capt. Dan Grazier, USMC (ret.)
Project on Government Oversight

Solutions

Pursuing Smart Tradeoffs