Four top U.S. Democratic congressmembers are asking USAID’s acting administrator to respond to questions about President Donald Trump’s foreign aid stop-work order — and what they described as a “maelstrom of problems” that it’s created.
The letter, posted on Friday, came amidst a whirlwind of rumors across Washington, D.C., as people across the sector anxiously awaited an anticipated merger between the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The lawmakers — Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, Gregory Meeks, Brian Schatz, and Rep. Lois Frankel — alluded to the potential takeover in their letter.
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Elissa Miolene
Elissa Miolene reports on USAID and the U.S. government at Devex. She previously covered education at The San Jose Mercury News, and has written for outlets like The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Washingtonian magazine, among others. Before shifting to journalism, Elissa led communications for humanitarian agencies in the United States, East Africa, and South Asia.
