WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement on President Trump’s threats to terminate critical U.S. assistance to Colombia:
“President Trump’s threats this weekend to end assistance to Colombia are shortsighted and self-defeating. The overwhelming majority of our assistance to Colombia goes to combat drug traffickers and transnational criminals, including by strengthening extraditions and intelligence sharing, supporting Colombia’s criminal justice system and ensuring Colombian partners have the training and equipment necessary to effectively counter these actors. Cutting this law enforcement aid would only weaken America’s ability to secure our borders from deadly drugs and crime. While I share concerns about the Petro government’s struggles to curb cocaine production, stopping aid to counter drug trafficking is counterproductive.”
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