(NPR) Trump Redirects Foreign Aid Agency To Work On Pandemic. Congress Has Questions

Trump Redirects Foreign Aid Agency To Work On Pandemic. Congress Has Questions








President Trump announced the new role for the Development Finance Corp. in May while touring Owens & Minor Inc., a medical supply company in Allentown, Pa.



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Trump Redirects Foreign Aid Agency To Work On Pandemic. Congress Has Questions






President Trump gave a foreign aid agency an unusual task: give loans to domestic companies to help refill the depleted U.S. medical stockpile. House appropriators want an independent review.