STANTON STATEMENT ON STATE DEPARTMENT FUNDING VOTE AND MASSIE AMENDMENT

Washington, July 15 -- Congressman Greg Stanton issued the following news release:

WASHINGTON DC - Today, U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz) issued the following statement: "I will always vote in America's best interests. That's why I voted no on the FY 2026 State Department funding bill. I also voted no on Congressman Massie's amendment to it. As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I know how important it is for the United States to play a leading role in the world. It's why I opposed Donald Trump's gutting of USAID and his efforts to weaken NATO. I simply cannot support a Republican bill that slashes State Department funding even further, a 20 percent cut from two years ago. This bill weakens our national security, ha...