Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer saved millions of taxpayer dollars by slashing grants to foreign countries that were similar to those of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Breitbart News has learned exclusively.
Secretary Chavez-DeRemer was sworn in a week ago and has already made headway into trimming the budget at the Department of Labor (DOL) by slashing tens of millions of dollars in grants to foreign countries to shore up their labor policies.
Breitbart News has learned exclusively that the Labor Department has sent taxpayer dollars overseas. The cuts DeRemer has made so far include:
- Cutting a $1.5 million grant to enhance transparency and accountability in Uzbekistan’s cotton industry
- Eliminating a $7 million grant promoting climate change policies and practices in Brazil, Chile, South Africa, and Colombia
- Scrapping $18 million in grants…
