The President's fiscal year 2018 budget request cuts economic and development assistance by 44 percent, refugee assistance by 29 percent, peacekeeping by 42 percent, global health programs by 26 percent, and funding for educational and cultural exchanges by 55 percent.
Van Hollen criticizes significant cuts in various assistance programs in the budget.
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