Trump Administration’s USAID Cuts Spark Controversy in Congress:

During the Trump era, the U.S. Agency for International Development has come under scrutiny for trying to eliminate hundreds of programs at budgetary levels of a few thousand dollars, including an interpreter in Ukraine, and multi-million dollar efforts to fight diseases like malaria in Myanmar.

Reuters has reviewed a copy of the 368 page document with the most detailed account of the thousands of USAID programs and contracts that have been scrapped during the period a Trump imposed freeze on nearly all U.S. foreign aid to ensure that funding was in line with his policy of ‘America First’.

The list was made available to Pete Marocco, the administrative official in charge of implementing the contracts, who met with members of congressional committees to answer questions regarding the policy freeze from the other members of congress.

As is clear, the extensive list of programs illustrates the level of destruction inflicted upon the USAID global operations and the humanitarian aid pledged by America by Washington’s cuts.

The rapid steps taken to cancel contracts, dismiss employees, and weed out waste seem to have resulted in the taxpayer saving money, as stated by the Trump administration. However, no substantial proof has been provided to validate the claims made.

One cancelled interpreter contract was from Ukraine, another whose goal was to assist in malaria eradication in Myanmar was applied by USAID. Some others had the purpose of supporting Ghanaian fisheries and maintaining HIV levels in the Dominican Republic.

Having being the most important donor, the United States has come under fire for reducing funding and having their executive power undermined as it gives room for threats like China and Russia to take advantage.

AID CUTS WERE MET WITH SECRECY

The representative from the State Department Office for Foreign Relations didn't seem to have considerable information to share with the representatives during the hour session, which left some congressmen deeply unsatisfied. Alongside the House of Representatives, the Senate was also left in the same position as the foreign relations committee was equally discontent about the cuts and expecting responses.

Too many lawmakers left both meetings dissatisfied because, in their view, Marocco did not adequately respond to their questions and expressed anger over the budget cuts. In their words, “Marocco purported that foreign aid programs were fraudulent, but he didn’t back it up.

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Critics have argued that by cutting aid and freezing funding, the administration has violated laws that require the supervision and notification of Congress. Others believe that Trump overstepped his power as the President and acted unconstitutionally by spending and directing money in a way that was decided to be out of governmental authority and control.