It’s important to remember that in the US, political aims are achieved by funding think tanks and political parties and “independent protests” rather than on funding the government at large. So, I’m attributing the actions of the decision makers in the US (Republican officials, key Republican decision makers) to American policy at large. After all, in a two-party system, the Republicans will eventually regain power and they will follow the policy of these key decision makers. It’s rather odd that the decision makers in American politics aren’t government officials, but I guess that’s the wonders of a two-party democracy. You can say that Koch (for example) isn’t an American government official, but then I’d ask you what defines a government official if not a high degree of influence over government policy.