Appropriations Committee Democrats criticize anti-UNRWA provisions in House funding bill

Appropriations Committee Democrats criticize anti-UNRWA provisions in House funding bill

Democratic members of the House Appropriations Committee criticized Republican-led efforts to dismantle the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the House’s draft 2026 budget bill for the State Department and other foreign programs. The exchanges underscore the continued support among some prominent Democrats for restoring the U.S. relationship with the scandal-plagued UNRWA, more than a year after U.S. aid to the group was first halted fol…