The President's fiscal year 2019 request compared to the fiscal year 2018 enacted level is global health would be cut by 23 percent, humanitarian aid would be cut by 17 percent, and security assistance would be cut by 19 percent.
Leahy criticizes significant cuts in the President's budget proposal.
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