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WASHINGTON, D.C. – InterAction released the following statement on the consolidation of USAID and the Department of State. Since 1961, USAID has been on the…

“Many were wholly dependent on U.S.A.I.D.,” said Tom Hart, the president of InterAction, an alliance of global nongovernmental organizations. “Suddenly pulling the rug from beneath them hurts the idea of helping countries reach self-reliance, a goal the first Trump administration rightly sought.”

“The administration’s request to rescind over $8.3 billion in foreign assistance funds previously appropriated by Congress represents a profound departure from America's longstanding bipartisan commitment to global leadership. The administration claims these cuts only target wasteful spending and yet provide examples totaling less than 1% of its proposed cuts."

We urge Secretary of State Rubio and the Administration to continue America's vital life-saving work during the foreign assistance review process to maintain our nation's global leadership and values.

“Big change is coming,” said Tom Hart, president and CEO of InterAction.

“Rubio's record in the Senate shows his support for global American leadership through the use of both hard and soft power, including development and humanitarian resources.”

“InterAction deeply appreciates the Senate Appropriation Committee’s passage of the State, Foreign Operations bill. With the leadership of Senator Coons and Senator Graham, the bill provides $61.6 billion in total funding, a $3.2 billion (5.6%) increase on the Fiscal Year 2024 enacted levels."

On May 17, Chairman Thompson of the House Agriculture Committee released the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, his proposed bill text for reauthorization of…

In the wake of the House taking leadership to deliver a desperately needed infusion of emergency supplemental funding, the State, Foreign Operations allocation reported out of the House Appropriations Committee is stunningly low.