WASHINGTON: US lawmakers are refusing to release millions of dollars in funding that Washington views as critical to help tackle spiralling violence in Haiti, in another potential stumbling block for the international force.
Representatives Michael McCaul, the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives’ foreign affairs committee, and Senator Jim Risch, the top Republican on Senate foreign relations, have both put “holds” on US$40 million requested by the US state department, warning the administration they need “a lot more details” before it gets more funding.