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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Trump team debates ending federal employees’ fundraising arm that has given $9 billion to charities

A charity drive that falls under the Office of Personnel Management has been paused, right before it was supposed to kick off - (Getty Images)

The Trump administration has paused work on a decades-old charitable arm of the government which allows federal workers to donate part of their paycheck to a cause, while officials decide whether to keep the program going, according to a recent report.

The Combined Federal Campaign, which falls under the Office of Personnel Management, has raised more than $9 billion for charitable organizations since the early 1960s, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Doctors Without Borders USA, Feeding America, the Wounded Warrior Project, and more.

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