Secretary of state currently acting director of the humanitarian aid agency.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was an agency authorized by Congress, and certain members sent a letter to remind President Trump’s administration of the authority of the United States legislative branch.
“Any attempt to reorganize or redesign USAID requires advance consultation with, and notification to, Congress,” members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee wrote in a letter to the State Department the same day.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, upon being named acting director of the agency, “‘There are things that USAID, that we do through USAID, that we should continue to do and we will continue to do,’ but everything they do has to be in alignment with the national interest in the foreign policy of the United States.”
The agency was authorized by Congress in 1961 through the passage of the Foreign Assistance Act to administer economic aid. However, President John F. Kennedy created USAID itself through an executive order to merge multiple foreign assistance programs and organizations. The agency is funded each year through congressional appropriations but is under the jurisdiction of the president, secretary of state, and National Security Council.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For the president and DOGE officials as they seek to reduce government spending.
- For Secretary Rubio as he reviews the allotments and direction of funding from USAID.
- For members of Congress as they press their legislative authority to continue humanitarian aid.
Sources: The Hill, CNN, PJ Media
