> Every dime that the USAID spent was allocated via Congress through the budgeting process. A thread on the general process: > Every year, the White House (vi

> Every dime that the USAID spent was allocated via Congress through the budgeting process. A thread on the general process: > Every year, the White House (via OMB) puts together a federal budget proposal to Congress. Every federal agency (incl USAID) sends OMB their budget wishlist. […] > So to be clear: every dollar that USAID requests from Congress goes through White House review. […] > Once USAID gets its budget from Congress, it must go straight back to Congress again with a further level of detail on how it will satisfy the various budget directives - via "Congressional Notifications." * https://twitter.com/JeremyKonyndyk/status/1888667378868760713 https://twitter.com/JeremyKonyndyk/status/188866737886876071...