Ros-Lehtinen to Seek Cuts in Diplomatic, Foreign Aid Funding

The State Department budget should be cut, U.S. aid should be used to force overhaul at the United Nations and the administration should take a harder line toward rogue regimes, according to the incoming chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Florida Republican who will lead the committee when her party takes control of the House in January, has laid out positions that put her at odds with some policies and priorities set by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has pressed to increase diplomatic funding and shown a willingness to talk with Iran and North Korea under the right conditions.