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USAID’s Unlawful Disintegration – Reach out to your Senators and Representatives… Check out templates below

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From one of the newsletters that’s making the rounds… Find your Senators and House Representatives:Senate: www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htmHouse: https://www.house.gov/representatives (you can put your zip code in the box on the top right to get to your Representative.) Republicans and Right-leaning IndependentsHello/Hi, I am a constituent of the Senator’s/Representative’s. My zip code is [your zip].I am calling to … [Read more…]

Abolishing USAID Is Both Unconstitutional and Disastrous

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The State Department isn’t ready to handle vital disease-prevention efforts worldwide. Dissolving USAID or merging it into the State Department without the authorization of Congress would be unconstitutional. Article I of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the legislative prerogative to create and abolish agencies. And that authority has been affirmed by the judiciary in the … [Read more…]

USAID direct hires put on leave worldwide, except those deemed essential

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is placing U.S. Agency for International Development direct-hire staffers around the world on leave except those deemed essential, upending the aid agency’s six-decade mission overseas. A notice posted online Tuesday gives the workers 30 days to return home. The move had been rumored for several days and was the … [Read more…]

USAID missions overseas ordered to shut down, staff being recalled by Friday

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Washington — All overseas missions for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, have been ordered to shut down and all staff will be recalled by Friday, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News.  The newly appointed deputy administrator for the agency, Pete Marocco, met with State Department leadership on Tuesday and instructed them to … [Read more…]

No, 90 Percent of Aid Is Not Skimmed Off Before Reaching Target Communities

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A viral claim, spread and amplified by Elon Musk, suggests that only 10 percent of USAID money reaches its intended beneficiaries. This is a wildly incorrect and misleading interpretation of a different statistic—that 10 percent of USAID payments are made directly to organizations in the developing world. The remaining 90 percent includes all the goods … [Read more…]

Why merging USAID into State would undermine U.S. strategic interests

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n the last few days, the media has reported the chaos—unprecedented actions without regard for the individual, national, and international consequences—resulting from the Trump administration’s preemptive actions on foreign assistance, causing serious damage at both the human level and the U.S. reputation as a reliable ally. On day one, the administration precipitously suspended new obligations … [Read more…]