Article snippet: MORE is facing bipartisan pushback for cutting off aid to three Central American countries, with lawmakers arguing it would backfire on his efforts to curb illegal immigration. The two top Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs and Appropriations committees panned the move, and other GOP members in both chambers agreed it would be counterproductive to attempts to reduce the number of migrants fleeing poverty and violence in those nations. Democrats indicated that they will try to prevent the Trump administration from carrying out the cuts through the appropriations process, but are reviewing their options as they await details from the State Department on how funds would be diverted. A Democratic aide said that the department had yet to respond to a Monday deadline to explain how the policy would be implemented. “Stiff competition, mind you, [but] this is one of his worst ideas,” Speaker MORE (D-Calif.) said at a Politico Playbook event on Tuesday. Pelosi said that, if anything, aid to the countries known as the Northern Triangle — Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras — should be increased. “I think that we should even do more, and I think that we should make sure the resources are used for the purpose that they are designed for, and that is to improve the safety and quality of life of people so they do not feel the urgency to go endanger their families, to travel so far to take the chance for seeking asylum,” Pelosi said. Trump announced Friday that he was dire... Link to the full article to read more