Morocco, Jan. 7 -- Washington D.C. - A US House of Representatives draft budget has adopted language that excludes Western Sahara from the US's financial aid to Morocco, signaling a negative shift in Congress towards Morocco.

The House passed the bill on Thursday, but the Senate has not adopted it yet and nor has President Trump signed it into law.

In recent years, Morocco has relied on the tacit support that Congress, especially the House of Representatives, provided to legitimize it position on Western Sahara . For the past four years, all US budget bills have made US aid for Morocco available for use in Western Sahara .

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