OMB freezes all disbursements / USAID shutdown / GOP begs for exceptions for their states

From the charity I regularly give to:


[td]You may have seen headlines about the freeze on U.S. foreign aid. Here’s what that means for FMSC.

While FMSC does not receive government funding, many of our food distribution partners do. As they face the loss of this support, we expect a surge in requests for food. This is where your help is urgently needed.
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Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Review All Funding for NGOs​

  • President’s team has sought to overhaul US foreign aid
  • Trump says focus is on groups which ‘undermine’ US interests

“… Trump claimed that the US has “provided significant taxpayer dollars to Nongovernmental Organizations, many of which are engaged in actions that actively undermine the security, prosperity, and safety of the American people.” …”
 


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The U.S. ambassador to Mozambique, Peter H. Vrooman, has sent an urgent cable to Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying that the forced withdrawal from Mozambique of all employees of the main U.S. aid agency would result in a “major vulnerability.”

The move would make it impossible, he said, for the U.S. government to properly manage $1.5 billion in aid programs, much of it delivering lifesaving humanitarian assistance.

The cable, a copy of which was obtained by The New York Times, said the absence of experienced agency employees in Mozambique would leave in limbo 114 active funding awards and 225 more junior workers, likely local citizens, “that will all require management and supervision.”

The cable paints a picture of chaos about to descend on the U.S. diplomatic mission and vulnerable citizens of Mozambique because of the imminent departure of the experienced aid workers, many of whom are Foreign Service officers with many years or decades of service. …”
 
“… Other chiefs of missions across Africa are sending similar cables to Mr. Rubio in a rare coordinated effort, said a person with knowledge of the cables. …”
 
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GOP Senator Sounds Alarm on Delay of USAID Food

Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) said a freeze on federal funding and change at the U.S. Agency for International Development left $340 million in lifesaving food grown in the United States sitting at domestic ports awaiting
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LOL. Time is running out until farm-saving aid runs out for Kansas big ag (and TBF little ag).

But could be the Empress talking.

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Kansas’ Moran, Davids sound alarm on delay of USAID food aid to starving people worldwide​

Marshall proponent of crackdown on alleged fraud, abuse at humanitarian agency​


kansasreflector.com

Kansas' Moran, Davids sound alarm on delay of USAID food aid to starving people worldwide • Kansas Reflector

Kansas' congressional delegation — Moran, Davids, Marshall — share diverse views on potential demolition of U.S. Agency for International Development.
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“U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas said a freeze on federal funding and change at the U.S. Agency for International Development left $340 million in lifesaving food grown in the United States sitting at domestic ports awaiting delivery to locations around the world where people were starving.

… Moran, among farm-state senators on the Senate Agriculture Committee, said he encouraged Marco Rubio, the U.S. secretary of state and acting administrator of USAID, to make certain U.S.-grown commodities were promptly shipped and distributed to people in need.

The World Food Programme estimated $340 million in U.S. food aid was idled at domestic ports by order of the Trump administration. In total, $566 million in U.S.-grown commodities designated for humanitarian purposes was locked down in warehouses throughout the world.

“Time is running out before this lifesaving aid perishes,” Moran said.

“Food stability is essential to political stability, and our food aid programs help feed the hungry, bolster our national security and provide an important market for our farmers, especially when commodity prices are low.”

Moran said there was a “moral component to food aid,” but he understood administrative issues with U.S. aid programs had to be addressed. That reform, he said, must go beyond presidential directives so Congress could be “involved in making the decision of what this should look like.” …”
 
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