The US funding deal is good for the Pacific. But the key is what happens next | Meg Keen and Mihai Sora

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The US funding deal is good for the Pacific. But the key is what happens next | Meg Keen and Mihai Sora

After months of delay, Congress approved Cofa funding for north Pacific nations but Washington needs to show it can deliver for the wider regionA dysfunctional US Congress finally got its act together and approved a $7bn funding package for three Pacific nations. After years of negotiations and more recently, months of delay by US lawmakers, Congress late Friday cleared the way for the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau t…