Gaetz: Abolish USAID for 'Force-Feeding' Degeneracy OverseasBy Neil W. McCabe
August 01, 2023
The “Firebrand” Florida Republican representing the Sunshine State Panhandle filed legislation today to shutter the U.S. Agency for International Development because of its record of pushing leftwing ideology rather than supporting American diplomacy, interests, and values overseas.
“American taxpayer dollars are being wasted to fund radical leftist propaganda in foreign countries,” said Rep. Matt Gaetz (R.-Fla.) in a statement about his bill.
“The American people will not tolerate government-funded degeneracy at home, and we certainly will not accept its force-feeding abroad under Old Glory,” said Gaetz, who was joined as co-sponsors fellow House Republicans: Arizona’s Andy Biggs, Eli Crane, and Dr. Paul Gosar, Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene and Florida’s and Anna Paulina Luna.
The legislation would zero out all federal funds available for USAID to further carry out any of the functions, duties, or responsibilities assigned or delegated to the agency. The Gaetz bill would also rescind the unobligated funds made available for the agency and transfer all other assets or liabilities to the Secretary of State.
Gaetz said once USAID is abolished, it will not be missed.
“USAID does not serve a meaningful purpose,” the host of the “Firebrand Podcast with Matt Gaetz” said.
President John F. Kennedy founded the agency in his first year in office as part of his agenda to use soft power overseas. Today, the agency is run by Samantha Power.
For years, USAID has been an incubator for corruption by its managers and recipients.
In 2011, the agency’s comptroller Michael A. Hase was sentenced to 29 months of federal lockup for bilking $47,000 in USAID funds which he transferred directly to his bank account. He also directed the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to remit interest on loans to Armenian entities to his bank account—which he also did with United Nations when he was asked what to do with $11,000 in USAID grant funds that were not used.
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Source:
https://redstate.com/mccabe/2023/08/01/gaetz-abolish-usaid-for-force-feeding-degeneracy-overseas-n785895
