washington powerful senate committee blast trump administration friday report accompany spend plan state department say approach foreign policy weaken u.s. stand world thursday senate appropriations committee vote 31-0 legislation allocate 51 billion state department foreign operations nearly 11 billion request president donald trump administration report release friday accompany legislation committee criticize administration request cut spend operations 30 percent year end sept. 30 2017 lessons learn since september 11 2001 include reality defense alone provide american strength resolve abroad battlefield technology firepower replace diplomacy development read administration apparent doctrine retreat also include distance unite state collective multilateral dispute resolution frameworks serve weaken america stand world say senator lindsey graham republican chairman state foreign operations subcommittee write bill say thursday ask detail white house spend plan get nothing back say senator patrick leahy top subcommittee democrat call soft power work state department absolutely essential democrats many trump fellow republicans blast budget request since release early year congress administration control spend administration say state department would effective run efficiently argue country need cut areas fund large increase military spend bill pass appropriations committee still several step become law must pass senate reconcile legislation pass house representatives sign trump garner enough vote override trump veto bill pass senate committee thursday depart trump policy ways include approve fund u.n. climate body reject prohibitions fund international organizations perform provide counsel abortions measure however stand little chance house although republicans control chamber congress conservative republicans skeptical climate change oppose abortion exert control house senate senate panel reject trump 's 'doctrine retreat foreign policy