I wonder why Walter Jones voted against the cuts. I'm glad he did, but he's one of the most libertarian members of the House, IIRC.
He was upset that foreign aid wasn't being touched while we were cutting "items that directly benefit Americans here at home." He did talk about how the vast majority were kids/seniors/disableds. Apparently the bill would also eliminate some mechanism he liked that let states administer benefits flexibly. It's also the wrong time to do so when the Eastern N.C. unemployment rate is over 10% (because of "this administration's gross mismanagement of the economy").
"The sad fact is that instead of cutting off a lifeline for millions of Americans, we could save equally as much money by eliminating foreign aid for just one year. In my opinion, that is the approach we ought to be taking."
