Hillary Clinton warns Trump's budget would be a "grave mistake" for the U.S.
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By Rebecca Shabad CBS News March 31, 2017, 12:09 PM
Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton reacts after being introduced to speak at an awards ceremony honoring women and their role in international politics and peace building efforts hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security in Washington, U.S., March 31, 2017.
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“We are seeing signals of a shift that should alarm us all. This administration’s proposed cuts to international health, development and diplomacy would be a blow to women and children and a grave mistake for our country,” the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee said at an event in Washington, D.C. hosted by Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security.
Clinton cited a letter signed by more than 120 retired generals and admirals that urged Congress and the Trump administration to not retreat from certain programs. She said they recognize that “turning our back on diplomacy won’t make our country safer. It will undermine our security and our standing in the world.”
The president unveiled his 2018 budget blueprint earlier this month that proposed dramatically slashing funding to the State Department with a 28 percent cut.
During the event, she presented the Hillary Rodham Clinton award to four Colombian women whose efforts helped secure a peace agreement in their country. Their work illustrated a point Clinton stressed -- that women are critical to peace negotiations.
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March 31, 2017, 10:40 AM CDT March 31, 2017, 11:52 AM CDT
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waves while speaking at Georgetown University in Washington on March 31, 2017. AP Photo/Susan Walsh
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday criticized President Donald Trump’s proposed budget cuts to foreign aid and urged the administration not to retreat from engagement with the world, saying the moves would threaten the nation’s safety.
"We are seeing signals of a shift that should alarm us all," the former Democratic presidential nominee said during a speech at Georgetown University in Washington. "This administration’s proposed cuts to international health, development and diplomacy would be a blow to women and children and a grave mistake for our country."
Trump’s proposed fiscal 2018 budget would cut spending for international programs including the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development by 28.5 percent, to $27.1 billion. Several foreign assistance and other international development projects would be eliminated.
Clinton also said the Trump administration should cease the diminishment of U.S. leadership at international groups including the United Nations. She spoke at a ceremony for an award given annually in her name to global leaders who advocate for women..........................
