On Friday, the Democratic Party recently blamed President Trump on news reports.
“It is essential to maintain independent development voices and abilities within the US government. USAID is an independent facility outside the State Department in accordance with the law. Four parliamentary Democratic Party members wrote Friday a letter to Jason Grey, USAID’s acting administrator.
The letter of page 3 responded to several stores that the Trump administration is considering USAID, and above all, from all aspects, we send aid to the community influenced by developing countries.
Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Brian Schatz (Hawaii) expressed concern about deciding on USAID employees with Gregory Meeks (NY) and Lois Frankel (D-Fla). The support they claimed to be in danger of overseas and home.
“The administration’s decision to place a senior leader on vacation throughout the agency; Since the label is specified according to the previous administration, we terminate the program in progress without reviewing the efficacy and value. In order to freeze foreign support in progress without involving meaningful counseling and transparency with parliament, including legal compliance, we have created a tremendous issue about the problem of hazy and undermining the world’s trust in the world. ” letter.
Shaheen is a ranking member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, and Schatz is the highest Democratic Party member of the Senate Essence Committee on State, Foreign Operation and related programs. MEEK is a member of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, and Frankel is the highest Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on the National Security, State Department and related programs.
Politico reported for the first time that USAID independence is the basis for shaking by quoting five people close to the administration. The administration is looking for a legal path that can sign an administrative order to close USAID’s independence, and Reuters reported on Friday, citing a source familiar with this issue.
The agency, with a budget of more than $ 50 billion, was founded in November 1961 and is accepted by Ronald Reagan Building in Washington.
Since his inauguration, Trump has signed an administrative order to freeze foreign support for three months and ordered officials to review all programs in line with the vision of US foreign policy.
Many Senate Democrats expressed their opposition to Trump’s report on folding USAID under the State Department’s umbrella.
“Trump is removing and threatening USAID employees,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote about Friday’s social media platform X. “There is a rumor that he will dismiss USAID as an independent agency. The law to further spread our national security and hope is illegal and oppose the interests of the state. ”
The hills contacted the USAID and the State Department.