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Dozens of House lawmakers rally around funding Afghan visa program as Trump vows major spending cuts

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51 lawmakers urge House negotiators to keep up the flow of dollars to a visa program for Afghans fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country.

The Afghan SIV program was first enacted in 2009 , but saw new importance after the Taliban 's lightening-fast takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 .

It comes as President-elect Trump promised to work toward steep spending cuts in the coming federal funding fights.