I note it's time for a refresher.
Thank you, Chairman Mast. I appreciate your strong leadership of this Committee, and I look forward to working alongside you to bring needed
reform to our diplomatic strategy. We certainly have a lot to do, and
this hearing is just the beginning. Accountability is coming.
Thank you also to our witnesses today. The corruption going on behind USAID’s doors has been a wakeup call for all Americans.
As Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, I spent the last
two years exposing the Biden administration’s sabotage of our border
and the policies that kept America safe. I saw firsthand their willful refusal to protect this country. Under the guise of “foreign aid,”
USAID has been an unapologetic front for a far-left agenda. It has
become self-evident these weren’t a handful of foolish policies but
rather a coordinated strategy of radical, idiotic, and often
anti-American priorities.
Idiotic, you say? Millions to teach Moroccans how to make pottery? The Moroccans were making pottery before we were a country!
This entire debate today and the crocodile tears from Democrats just
goes to show what is wrong with this town. Not a single Democrat I
have heard has expressed dismay over the many examples of crazy,
wasteful spending. I don’t understand the objection to a deep dive in
how we spend our money. But perhaps it’s the fact that over the last several weeks, a massive surge has occurred in the search for a
criminal defense attorney. That probably says it all! It’s up five
times in this city, more than any other city in the nation. I would
like to remind this Committee that President Kennedy unilaterally
created USAID through an executive order in 1961. Yet when President
Trump orders a momentary pause after winning a mandate for reform,
Democrats cry “constitutional crisis.” This is after four years of reckless spending and unrepentant lawlessness from the Biden
administration.
I want the American people to understand how this works in Washington:
As long as you are spending other people’s money, no one bats an eye,
but the second you want to save taxpayers’ dollars, the swamp cries “wolf” or in this case “unprecedented constitutional crisis.” This breathless, fake outrage from the left is utterly insane—and you know
what, the American people can see right through it.
The generosity of Americans and the blessing of giving aid to others
has always been one of our most valuable tools for diplomacy. The
American people have a proud history of championing aid to our fellow
man, but lawless bureaucrats have poisoned that good will.
Many USAID programs are wasteful and actively sabotage our diplomatic relationships by forcing woke ideology on our partners. Just look at
the PEPFAR program, a beacon of hope in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Yet, the Biden administration even weaponized this crucial program, jeopardizing lives and undermining our relationships with African
nations. Under Administrator Powers, our message to Africa was as
explicit as it was heinous: “Abort your babies and violate your
religious convictions or we won’t grant life-saving aid.” Let me be crystal clear to those who have been complicit in this betrayal:
firing those involved is just a start. We have a long way to go.
And one last point; I want to correct the record on a couple of
things. First, Elon Musk and his team do not have access to personal
data. They don’t have access to your social security number. That is a
lie. However, Elon Musk does have a security clearance—a top secret security clearance. He makes the rockets for NASA! But the suggestion
that he, somehow, can’t be trusted to dig into how we’re spending our money is nothing but a smokescreen to hide the corruption and the
wasteful spending that has occurred there. And I am personally
offended at the left’s continued references to nineteen and twenty-one-year-olds in there doing work. There are nineteen-year-olds
who have won the Medal of Honor defending this country. Just because
you’re nineteen, does not mean you’re some child who can’t be trusted. It is offensive, and if you’re nineteen-years-old out there and you’re serving this country, your service matters and please keep serving. We
thank you for that.
https://markgreen.house.gov/2025/2/rep-green-takes-aim-at-democrats-lies-on-usaid-during-foreign-affairs-hearing
In <FmrVP.66615$[email protected]> Rudy said:
I note it's time for a refresher.
Thank you, Chairman Mast. I appreciate your strong leadership of this
Committee, and I look forward to working alongside you to bring
needed reform to our diplomatic strategy. We certainly have a lot to
do, and this hearing is just the beginning. Accountability is coming.
Thank you also to our witnesses today. The corruption going on behind
USAID’s doors has been a wakeup call for all Americans.
As Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, I spent the
last two years exposing the Biden administration’s sabotage of our
border and the policies that kept America safe. I saw firsthand their
willful refusal to protect this country. Under the guise of
“foreign aid,” USAID has been an unapologetic front for a
far-left agenda. It has become self-evident these weren’t a handful
of foolish policies but rather a coordinated strategy of radical,
idiotic, and often anti-American priorities.
Idiotic, you say? Millions to teach Moroccans how to make pottery?
The Moroccans were making pottery before we were a country!
This entire debate today and the crocodile tears from Democrats just
goes to show what is wrong with this town. Not a single Democrat I
have heard has expressed dismay over the many examples of crazy,
wasteful spending. I don’t understand the objection to a deep dive
in how we spend our money. But perhaps it’s the fact that over the
last several weeks, a massive surge has occurred in the search for a
criminal defense attorney. That probably says it all! It’s up five
times in this city, more than any other city in the nation. I would
like to remind this Committee that President Kennedy unilaterally
created USAID through an executive order in 1961. Yet when President
Trump orders a momentary pause after winning a mandate for reform,
Democrats cry “constitutional crisis.” This is after four years
of reckless spending and unrepentant lawlessness from the Biden
administration.
I want the American people to understand how this works in
Washington: As long as you are spending other people’s money, no
one bats an eye, but the second you want to save taxpayers’
dollars, the swamp cries “wolf” or in this case “unprecedented
constitutional crisis.” This breathless, fake outrage from the left
is utterly insane—and you know what, the American people can see
right through it.
The generosity of Americans and the blessing of giving aid to others
has always been one of our most valuable tools for diplomacy. The
American people have a proud history of championing aid to our fellow
man, but lawless bureaucrats have poisoned that good will.
Many USAID programs are wasteful and actively sabotage our diplomatic
relationships by forcing woke ideology on our partners. Just look at
the PEPFAR program, a beacon of hope in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Yet, the Biden administration even weaponized this crucial program,
jeopardizing lives and undermining our relationships with African
nations. Under Administrator Powers, our message to Africa was as
explicit as it was heinous: “Abort your babies and violate your
religious convictions or we won’t grant life-saving aid.” Let me
be crystal clear to those who have been complicit in this betrayal:
firing those involved is just a start. We have a long way to go.
And one last point; I want to correct the record on a couple of
things. First, Elon Musk and his team do not have access to personal
data. They don’t have access to your social security number. That
is a lie. However, Elon Musk does have a security clearance—a top
secret security clearance. He makes the rockets for NASA! But the
suggestion that he, somehow, can’t be trusted to dig into how
we’re spending our money is nothing but a smokescreen to hide the
corruption and the wasteful spending that has occurred there. And I
am personally offended at the left’s continued references to
nineteen and twenty-one-year-olds in there doing work. There are
nineteen-year-olds who have won the Medal of Honor defending this
country. Just because you’re nineteen, does not mean you’re some
child who can’t be trusted. It is offensive, and if you’re
nineteen-years-old out there and you’re serving this country, your
service matters and please keep serving. We thank you for that.
https://markgreen.house.gov/2025/2/rep-green-takes-aim-at-democrats-li
es-on-usaid-during-foreign-affairs-hearing
Those involved in USAID should all be executed for theft.
On 17 May 2025, Dick Polack <[email protected]>
posted some news:[email protected]:
In <FmrVP.66615$[email protected]> Rudy said:
I note it's time for a refresher.
Thank you, Chairman Mast. I appreciate your strong leadership of
this Committee, and I look forward to working alongside you to bring
needed reform to our diplomatic strategy. We certainly have a lot to
do, and this hearing is just the beginning. Accountability is
coming.
Thank you also to our witnesses today. The corruption going on
behind USAID’s doors has been a wakeup call for all Americans.
As Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, I spent the
last two years exposing the Biden administration’s sabotage of our
border and the policies that kept America safe. I saw firsthand
their willful refusal to protect this country. Under the guise of
“foreign aid,” USAID has been an unapologetic front for a
far-left agenda. It has become self-evident these weren’t a
handful of foolish policies but rather a coordinated strategy of
radical, idiotic, and often anti-American priorities.
Idiotic, you say? Millions to teach Moroccans how to make pottery?
The Moroccans were making pottery before we were a country!
This entire debate today and the crocodile tears from Democrats just
goes to show what is wrong with this town. Not a single Democrat I
have heard has expressed dismay over the many examples of crazy,
wasteful spending. I don’t understand the objection to a deep dive
in how we spend our money. But perhaps it’s the fact that over the
last several weeks, a massive surge has occurred in the search for a
criminal defense attorney. That probably says it all! It’s up five
times in this city, more than any other city in the nation. I would
like to remind this Committee that President Kennedy unilaterally
created USAID through an executive order in 1961. Yet when President
Trump orders a momentary pause after winning a mandate for reform,
Democrats cry “constitutional crisis.” This is after four years
of reckless spending and unrepentant lawlessness from the Biden
administration.
I want the American people to understand how this works in
Washington: As long as you are spending other people’s money, no
one bats an eye, but the second you want to save taxpayers’
dollars, the swamp cries “wolf” or in this case “unprecedented
constitutional crisis.” This breathless, fake outrage from the
left is utterly insane—and you know what, the American people can
see right through it.
The generosity of Americans and the blessing of giving aid to others
has always been one of our most valuable tools for diplomacy. The
American people have a proud history of championing aid to our
fellow man, but lawless bureaucrats have poisoned that good will.
Many USAID programs are wasteful and actively sabotage our
diplomatic relationships by forcing woke ideology on our partners.
Just look at the PEPFAR program, a beacon of hope in the fight
against HIV/AIDS. Yet, the Biden administration even weaponized this
crucial program, jeopardizing lives and undermining our
relationships with African nations. Under Administrator Powers, our
message to Africa was as explicit as it was heinous: “Abort your
babies and violate your religious convictions or we won’t grant
life-saving aid.” Let me be crystal clear to those who have been
complicit in this betrayal: firing those involved is just a start.
We have a long way to go.
And one last point; I want to correct the record on a couple of
things. First, Elon Musk and his team do not have access to personal
data. They don’t have access to your social security number. That
is a lie. However, Elon Musk does have a security clearance—a top
secret security clearance. He makes the rockets for NASA! But the
suggestion that he, somehow, can’t be trusted to dig into how
we’re spending our money is nothing but a smokescreen to hide the
corruption and the wasteful spending that has occurred there. And I
am personally offended at the left’s continued references to
nineteen and twenty-one-year-olds in there doing work. There are
nineteen-year-olds who have won the Medal of Honor defending this
country. Just because you’re nineteen, does not mean you’re some
child who can’t be trusted. It is offensive, and if you’re
nineteen-years-old out there and you’re serving this country, your
service matters and please keep serving. We thank you for that.
https://markgreen.house.gov/2025/2/rep-green-takes-aim-at-democrats-l
i es-on-usaid-during-foreign-affairs-hearing
Those involved in USAID should all be executed for theft.
Somehow that just doesn't seem to be good enough. Misuse of public
funds is out of control.
howie ruffe <[email protected]> wrote in
news:100bl00$ki5$[email protected]:
On 17 May 2025, Dick Polack <[email protected]>
posted some news:[email protected]:
In <FmrVP.66615$[email protected]> Rudy said:
I note it's time for a refresher.
Thank you, Chairman Mast. I appreciate your strong leadership of
this Committee, and I look forward to working alongside you to bring
needed reform to our diplomatic strategy. We certainly have a lot to
do, and this hearing is just the beginning. Accountability is
coming.
Thank you also to our witnesses today. The corruption going on
behind USAID’s doors has been a wakeup call for all Americans.
As Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, I spent the
last two years exposing the Biden administration’s sabotage of our
border and the policies that kept America safe. I saw firsthand
their willful refusal to protect this country. Under the guise of
“foreign aid,” USAID has been an unapologetic front for a
far-left agenda. It has become self-evident these weren’t a
handful of foolish policies but rather a coordinated strategy of
radical, idiotic, and often anti-American priorities.
Idiotic, you say? Millions to teach Moroccans how to make pottery?
The Moroccans were making pottery before we were a country!
This entire debate today and the crocodile tears from Democrats just
goes to show what is wrong with this town. Not a single Democrat I
have heard has expressed dismay over the many examples of crazy,
wasteful spending. I don’t understand the objection to a deep dive
in how we spend our money. But perhaps it’s the fact that over the
last several weeks, a massive surge has occurred in the search for a
criminal defense attorney. That probably says it all! It’s up five
times in this city, more than any other city in the nation. I would
like to remind this Committee that President Kennedy unilaterally
created USAID through an executive order in 1961. Yet when President
Trump orders a momentary pause after winning a mandate for reform,
Democrats cry “constitutional crisis.” This is after four years
of reckless spending and unrepentant lawlessness from the Biden
administration.
I want the American people to understand how this works in
Washington: As long as you are spending other people’s money, no
one bats an eye, but the second you want to save taxpayers’
dollars, the swamp cries “wolf” or in this case “unprecedented
constitutional crisis.” This breathless, fake outrage from the
left is utterly insane—and you know what, the American people can
see right through it.
The generosity of Americans and the blessing of giving aid to others
has always been one of our most valuable tools for diplomacy. The
American people have a proud history of championing aid to our
fellow man, but lawless bureaucrats have poisoned that good will.
Many USAID programs are wasteful and actively sabotage our
diplomatic relationships by forcing woke ideology on our partners.
Just look at the PEPFAR program, a beacon of hope in the fight
against HIV/AIDS. Yet, the Biden administration even weaponized this
crucial program, jeopardizing lives and undermining our
relationships with African nations. Under Administrator Powers, our
message to Africa was as explicit as it was heinous: “Abort your
babies and violate your religious convictions or we won’t grant
life-saving aid.” Let me be crystal clear to those who have been
complicit in this betrayal: firing those involved is just a start.
We have a long way to go.
And one last point; I want to correct the record on a couple of
things. First, Elon Musk and his team do not have access to personal
data. They don’t have access to your social security number. That
is a lie. However, Elon Musk does have a security clearance—a top
secret security clearance. He makes the rockets for NASA! But the
suggestion that he, somehow, can’t be trusted to dig into how
we’re spending our money is nothing but a smokescreen to hide the
corruption and the wasteful spending that has occurred there. And I
am personally offended at the left’s continued references to
nineteen and twenty-one-year-olds in there doing work. There are
nineteen-year-olds who have won the Medal of Honor defending this
country. Just because you’re nineteen, does not mean you’re some
child who can’t be trusted. It is offensive, and if you’re
nineteen-years-old out there and you’re serving this country, your
service matters and please keep serving. We thank you for that.
https://markgreen.house.gov/2025/2/rep-green-takes-aim-at-democrats-l
i es-on-usaid-during-foreign-affairs-hearing
Those involved in USAID should all be executed for theft.
Somehow that just doesn't seem to be good enough. Misuse of public
funds is out of control.
$3 million for a Trump superbowl party.
$45 million for a Trump birthday parade.
$16 million to ship 41 immigrants to Gitmo -
and bring them back again.
Misuse of public funds, indeed.
On 5/18/2025 6:32 AM, Mitchell Holman wrote:@msgid.frell.theremailer.net:
howie ruffe <[email protected]> wrote in
news:100bl00$ki5$[email protected]:
On 17 May 2025, Dick Polack <[email protected]>
posted some news:20250517.124124.5038bc51
bring
In <FmrVP.66615$[email protected]> Rudy said:
I note it's time for a refresher.
Thank you, Chairman Mast. I appreciate your strong leadership of
this Committee, and I look forward to working alongside you to
toneeded reform to our diplomatic strategy. We certainly have a lot
ourdo, and this hearing is just the beginning. Accountability is
coming.
Thank you also to our witnesses today. The corruption going on
behind USAID’s doors has been a wakeup call for all Americans.
As Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, I spent the
last two years exposing the Biden administration’s sabotage of
justborder and the policies that kept America safe. I saw firsthand
their willful refusal to protect this country. Under the guise of
“foreign aid,” USAID has been an unapologetic front for a
far-left agenda. It has become self-evident these weren’t a
handful of foolish policies but rather a coordinated strategy of
radical, idiotic, and often anti-American priorities.
Idiotic, you say? Millions to teach Moroccans how to make pottery?
The Moroccans were making pottery before we were a country!
This entire debate today and the crocodile tears from Democrats
divegoes to show what is wrong with this town. Not a single Democrat I
have heard has expressed dismay over the many examples of crazy,
wasteful spending. I don’t understand the objection to a deep
thein how we spend our money. But perhaps it’s the fact that over
alast several weeks, a massive surge has occurred in the search for
fivecriminal defense attorney. That probably says it all! It’s up
Presidenttimes in this city, more than any other city in the nation. I would
like to remind this Committee that President Kennedy unilaterally
created USAID through an executive order in 1961. Yet when
��unprecedentedTrump orders a momentary pause after winning a mandate for reform,
Democrats cry “constitutional crisis.” This is after four years
of reckless spending and unrepentant lawlessness from the Biden
administration.
I want the American people to understand how this works in
Washington: As long as you are spending other people’s money, no
one bats an eye, but the second you want to save taxpayers’
dollars, the swamp cries “wolf” or in this case �
othersconstitutional crisis.” This breathless, fake outrage from the
left is utterly insane—and you know what, the American people can
see right through it.
The generosity of Americans and the blessing of giving aid to
thishas always been one of our most valuable tools for diplomacy. The
American people have a proud history of championing aid to our
fellow man, but lawless bureaucrats have poisoned that good will.
Many USAID programs are wasteful and actively sabotage our
diplomatic relationships by forcing woke ideology on our partners.
Just look at the PEPFAR program, a beacon of hope in the fight
against HIV/AIDS. Yet, the Biden administration even weaponized
personalcrucial program, jeopardizing lives and undermining our
relationships with African nations. Under Administrator Powers, our
message to Africa was as explicit as it was heinous: “Abort your
babies and violate your religious convictions or we won’t grant
life-saving aid.” Let me be crystal clear to those who have been
complicit in this betrayal: firing those involved is just a start.
We have a long way to go.
And one last point; I want to correct the record on a couple of
things. First, Elon Musk and his team do not have access to
somedata. They don’t have access to your social security number. That
is a lie. However, Elon Musk does have a security clearance—a top
secret security clearance. He makes the rockets for NASA! But the
suggestion that he, somehow, can’t be trusted to dig into how
we’re spending our money is nothing but a smokescreen to hide the
corruption and the wasteful spending that has occurred there. And I
am personally offended at the left’s continued references to
nineteen and twenty-one-year-olds in there doing work. There are
nineteen-year-olds who have won the Medal of Honor defending this
country. Just because you’re nineteen, does not mean you’re
yourchild who can’t be trusted. It is offensive, and if you’re
nineteen-years-old out there and you’re serving this country,
democrats-lservice matters and please keep serving. We thank you for that.
https://markgreen.house.gov/2025/2/rep-green-takes-aim-at-
i es-on-usaid-during-foreign-affairs-hearing
Those involved in USAID should all be executed for theft.
Somehow that just doesn't seem to be good enough. Misuse of public
funds is out of control.
$3 million for a Trump superbowl party.
$45 million for a Trump birthday parade.
$16 million to ship 41 immigrants to Gitmo -
and bring them back again.
Misuse of public funds, indeed.
Chump change.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently announced that the 2024 fiscal-year federal budget deficit — the amount the government spent
over and above what it received in total revenue — was $1.8 trillion.
That makes the Biden-Harris administration by far the biggest deficit spenders in modern history.
ralph <[email protected]> wrote in
news:100j2kt$32n4q$[email protected]:
On 5/18/2025 6:32 AM, Mitchell Holman wrote:@msgid.frell.theremailer.net:
howie ruffe <[email protected]> wrote in
news:100bl00$ki5$[email protected]:
On 17 May 2025, Dick Polack <[email protected]>
posted some news:20250517.124124.5038bc51
bring
In <FmrVP.66615$[email protected]> Rudy said:
I note it's time for a refresher.
Thank you, Chairman Mast. I appreciate your strong leadership of
this Committee, and I look forward to working alongside you to
toneeded reform to our diplomatic strategy. We certainly have a lot
ourdo, and this hearing is just the beginning. Accountability is
coming.
Thank you also to our witnesses today. The corruption going on
behind USAID’s doors has been a wakeup call for all Americans.
As Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, I spent the
last two years exposing the Biden administration’s sabotage of
justborder and the policies that kept America safe. I saw firsthand
their willful refusal to protect this country. Under the guise of
“foreign aid,” USAID has been an unapologetic front for a
far-left agenda. It has become self-evident these weren’t a
handful of foolish policies but rather a coordinated strategy of
radical, idiotic, and often anti-American priorities.
Idiotic, you say? Millions to teach Moroccans how to make
pottery? The Moroccans were making pottery before we were a
country!
This entire debate today and the crocodile tears from Democrats
divegoes to show what is wrong with this town. Not a single Democrat
I have heard has expressed dismay over the many examples of
crazy, wasteful spending. I don’t understand the objection to a
deep
thein how we spend our money. But perhaps it’s the fact that over
alast several weeks, a massive surge has occurred in the search
for
fivecriminal defense attorney. That probably says it all! It’s up
Presidenttimes in this city, more than any other city in the nation. I
would like to remind this Committee that President Kennedy
unilaterally created USAID through an executive order in 1961.
Yet when
��unprecedentedTrump orders a momentary pause after winning a mandate for
reform, Democrats cry “constitutional crisis.” This is after
four years of reckless spending and unrepentant lawlessness from
the Biden administration.
I want the American people to understand how this works in
Washington: As long as you are spending other people’s money,
no one bats an eye, but the second you want to save taxpayers’
dollars, the swamp cries “wolf” or in this case �
othersconstitutional crisis.” This breathless, fake outrage from the
left is utterly insane—and you know what, the American people
can see right through it.
The generosity of Americans and the blessing of giving aid to
thishas always been one of our most valuable tools for diplomacy. The
American people have a proud history of championing aid to our
fellow man, but lawless bureaucrats have poisoned that good will.
Many USAID programs are wasteful and actively sabotage our
diplomatic relationships by forcing woke ideology on our
partners. Just look at the PEPFAR program, a beacon of hope in
the fight against HIV/AIDS. Yet, the Biden administration even
weaponized
personalcrucial program, jeopardizing lives and undermining our
relationships with African nations. Under Administrator Powers,
our message to Africa was as explicit as it was heinous: “Abort
your babies and violate your religious convictions or we won’t
grant life-saving aid.” Let me be crystal clear to those who
have been complicit in this betrayal: firing those involved is
just a start. We have a long way to go.
And one last point; I want to correct the record on a couple of
things. First, Elon Musk and his team do not have access to
somedata. They don’t have access to your social security number.
That is a lie. However, Elon Musk does have a security
clearance—a top secret security clearance. He makes the rockets
for NASA! But the suggestion that he, somehow, can’t be trusted
to dig into how we’re spending our money is nothing but a
smokescreen to hide the corruption and the wasteful spending that
has occurred there. And I am personally offended at the left’s
continued references to nineteen and twenty-one-year-olds in
there doing work. There are nineteen-year-olds who have won the
Medal of Honor defending this country. Just because you’re
nineteen, does not mean you’re
yourchild who can’t be trusted. It is offensive, and if you’re
nineteen-years-old out there and you’re serving this country,
democrats-lservice matters and please keep serving. We thank you for that.
https://markgreen.house.gov/2025/2/rep-green-takes-aim-at-
i es-on-usaid-during-foreign-affairs-hearing
Those involved in USAID should all be executed for theft.
Somehow that just doesn't seem to be good enough. Misuse of public
funds is out of control.
$3 million for a Trump superbowl party.
$45 million for a Trump birthday parade.
$16 million to ship 41 immigrants to Gitmo -
and bring them back again.
Misuse of public funds, indeed.
Chump change.
like the salaries of fired park
rangers, fired FAA staff, fired VA
clerks, fired nuclear safety workers?
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently announced that the
2024 fiscal-year federal budget deficit — the amount the government
spent over and above what it received in total revenue — was $1.8
trillion. That makes the Biden-Harris administration by far the
biggest deficit spenders in modern history.
Federal deficit, in trillions:
On 20 May 2025, Mitchell Holman <[email protected]> posted some news:[email protected]:
ralph <[email protected]> wrote in
news:100j2kt$32n4q$[email protected]:
On 5/18/2025 6:32 AM, Mitchell Holman wrote:@msgid.frell.theremailer.net:
howie ruffe <[email protected]> wrote in
news:100bl00$ki5$[email protected]:
On 17 May 2025, Dick Polack <[email protected]>
posted some news:20250517.124124.5038bc51
bring
In <FmrVP.66615$[email protected]> Rudy said:
I note it's time for a refresher.
Thank you, Chairman Mast. I appreciate your strong leadership of >>>>>>> this Committee, and I look forward to working alongside you to
toneeded reform to our diplomatic strategy. We certainly have a lot
ourdo, and this hearing is just the beginning. Accountability is
coming.
Thank you also to our witnesses today. The corruption going on
behind USAID’s doors has been a wakeup call for all Americans. >>>>>>>
As Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, I spent the >>>>>>> last two years exposing the Biden administration’s sabotage of
justborder and the policies that kept America safe. I saw firsthand
their willful refusal to protect this country. Under the guise of >>>>>>> “foreign aid,” USAID has been an unapologetic front for a
far-left agenda. It has become self-evident these weren’t a
handful of foolish policies but rather a coordinated strategy of >>>>>>> radical, idiotic, and often anti-American priorities.
Idiotic, you say? Millions to teach Moroccans how to make
pottery? The Moroccans were making pottery before we were a
country!
This entire debate today and the crocodile tears from Democrats
divegoes to show what is wrong with this town. Not a single Democrat >>>>>>> I have heard has expressed dismay over the many examples of
crazy, wasteful spending. I don’t understand the objection to a >>>>>>> deep
thein how we spend our money. But perhaps it’s the fact that over
alast several weeks, a massive surge has occurred in the search
for
fivecriminal defense attorney. That probably says it all! It’s up
Presidenttimes in this city, more than any other city in the nation. I
would like to remind this Committee that President Kennedy
unilaterally created USAID through an executive order in 1961.
Yet when
��unprecedentedTrump orders a momentary pause after winning a mandate for
reform, Democrats cry “constitutional crisis.” This is after >>>>>>> four years of reckless spending and unrepentant lawlessness from >>>>>>> the Biden administration.
I want the American people to understand how this works in
Washington: As long as you are spending other people’s money,
no one bats an eye, but the second you want to save taxpayers’ >>>>>>> dollars, the swamp cries “wolf” or in this case �
othersconstitutional crisis.” This breathless, fake outrage from the >>>>>>> left is utterly insane—and you know what, the American people
can see right through it.
The generosity of Americans and the blessing of giving aid to
thishas always been one of our most valuable tools for diplomacy. The >>>>>>> American people have a proud history of championing aid to our
fellow man, but lawless bureaucrats have poisoned that good will. >>>>>>>
Many USAID programs are wasteful and actively sabotage our
diplomatic relationships by forcing woke ideology on our
partners. Just look at the PEPFAR program, a beacon of hope in
the fight against HIV/AIDS. Yet, the Biden administration even
weaponized
personalcrucial program, jeopardizing lives and undermining our
relationships with African nations. Under Administrator Powers,
our message to Africa was as explicit as it was heinous: “Abort >>>>>>> your babies and violate your religious convictions or we won’t >>>>>>> grant life-saving aid.” Let me be crystal clear to those who
have been complicit in this betrayal: firing those involved is
just a start. We have a long way to go.
And one last point; I want to correct the record on a couple of
things. First, Elon Musk and his team do not have access to
somedata. They don’t have access to your social security number.
That is a lie. However, Elon Musk does have a security
clearance—a top secret security clearance. He makes the rockets >>>>>>> for NASA! But the suggestion that he, somehow, can’t be trusted >>>>>>> to dig into how we’re spending our money is nothing but a
smokescreen to hide the corruption and the wasteful spending that >>>>>>> has occurred there. And I am personally offended at the left’s >>>>>>> continued references to nineteen and twenty-one-year-olds in
there doing work. There are nineteen-year-olds who have won the
Medal of Honor defending this country. Just because you’re
nineteen, does not mean you’re
yourchild who can’t be trusted. It is offensive, and if you’re
nineteen-years-old out there and you’re serving this country,
democrats-lservice matters and please keep serving. We thank you for that.
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i es-on-usaid-during-foreign-affairs-hearing
Those involved in USAID should all be executed for theft.
Somehow that just doesn't seem to be good enough. Misuse of public
funds is out of control.
$3 million for a Trump superbowl party.
$45 million for a Trump birthday parade.
$16 million to ship 41 immigrants to Gitmo -
and bring them back again.
Misuse of public funds, indeed.
Chump change.
like the salaries of fired park
rangers, fired FAA staff, fired VA
clerks, fired nuclear safety workers?
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently announced that the
2024 fiscal-year federal budget deficit — the amount the government
spent over and above what it received in total revenue — was $1.8
trillion. That makes the Biden-Harris administration by far the
biggest deficit spenders in modern history.
Federal deficit, in trillions:
That was expectedly foolish, Holman.
Trump got sandbagged with the fiscal fallout from COVID, the Chinese
viral weapon eventually used by the Democrats to steal an election.
That's exactly where those costs came from and your silly little
omissive antics can't change a single penny of it.
Trump got sandbagged with the fiscal fallout from COVID, the Chinese
viral weapon eventually used by the Democrats to steal an election.
That's exactly where those costs came from and your silly little
omissive antics can't change a single penny of it.
In <FmrVP.66615$[email protected]> Rudy said:
I note it's time for a refresher.
https://markgreen.house.gov/2025/2/rep-green-takes-aim-at-democrats-lies-on-usaid-during-foreign-affairs-hearing
Those involved in USAID should all be executed for theft.
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