US African Development Foundation stays open after 11 Senate Republicans voted against shutdown

US African Development Foundation stays open after 11 Senate Republicans voted against shutdown

"Lamentably, the measure failed by a vote of 58-42, with all Democrats and just a few Republicans voting to table it," Sen. Mike Lee said

Senate Holds Vote On African Development Foundation - Civil Deadline

Hours after the African Development Foundation’s chief financial officer admitted to bribery, the U.S. Senate had an opportunity to deliver what many observers believed would be an obvious corrective: abolish a little-known federal aid agency already engulfed in scandal. The vote required only a simple majority. It failed anyway, 42–58, after 11 Republicans joined every ... The post Senate Holds Vote On African Development Foundation appeared fi…