The Americans are people working hard and generously, who sacrificed their blood and treasure to help their fellow men all over the world. But no foreign country has the right to obtain these benefits, and there is no foreign aid program above scrutiny.
The temporary suspension announced 90 days ago for US foreign aid already pays profits to our country and our people. We roast the waste. We prevent the programs wake up. We show activities that contradict our national interests. None of this will be possible if these programs remain on the automated pilot.
Every dollar we spend, every program we perform, and every policy we follow must make America safer, stronger and more prosperous. This is exactly what we are doing now – giving priority to America's basic interests for one dollar at one time.
Related questions
How much does the United States spend annually on external aid?
Until Ukraine's generous support over the past few years, the United States spends about $ 40 billion in foreign aid annually. This is more than the GDP of multiple American states and represents four out of 10 dollars in global humanitarian aid. Americans deserve transparency and accountability for every dollar we spend, especially when it is spent abroad instead of home.
Why did the US State Department start a 90 -day stand on foreign aid?
It is impossible to evaluate programs on the automated pilot because the participants-inside and outside the government-have no incentive to exchange details at the program level as long as the dollars continue to flow. The temporary stop, with logical exemptions of life -threatening situations, is the only way to examine and prevent waste.
What kind of spending has been prevented from a pause?
Without stopping, American taxpayers had provided a condom (and other contraceptive services) in Gaza, climate justice marketing services in Gabon, clean energy programs for women in Fiji, support for gender development programs, and family organization throughout Latin America, Sexual education, professionals -abortion programs for young girls worldwide, and much more. These types of programs do not make America stronger, more safe or more prosperous.
What kind of financing is allowed to move forward?
The original demand, dated January 24, 2025, contained many important exceptions, including “emergency assistance”, and identified the process to secure additional exceptions. Requests were reviewed, and if needed, they were approved within hours. After that, the Secretary agreed on a wide concession on January 28, 2025, to obtain humanitarian aid, which is defined as “life -saving medicine, medical services, food, shelter, subsistence assistance, as well as supplies and reasonable administrative costs as necessary to provide such help.”
Are any exemptions for non -human help have been granted?
Various national security exemptions, including ensuring the protection of American employees abroad, facilitating the return of the country to illegal foreigners, enforcing non -spread obligations, and much more. As we mentioned, the exceptions were reviewed, and when needed, they were approved within hours.
What is the process of securing the waiver?
The administration provided direct instructions forward on January 24, 2025, and to encourage offices that manage external assistance to send requests to assign the following information:
Office/office/mission name
Program name
Description of the program
The program (sites) of the program
The intended programmatic result
Justifying the concession
Financial and privacy information
This process was successfully used dozens of times in the first few days alone; However, many requests have failed to provide the level of details needed to allow a comprehensive evaluation. The subsequent instructions, which were sent on January 28, 2025, encouraged the implementation of partners and NGOs to work through the US government agency partners on any additional requests.
How much is this process that saved American taxpayers?
Within a few days, the administration has received billions of dollars in waiver requests. Many of these requests are still underwent a merit because they are not considered an emergency or a life threat; However, even at this early stage, more than $ 1,000,000,000 was prevented in non -alignment with the first agenda of America.
