The article discusses the ongoing crisis regarding USAID's humanitarian assistance, which has been severely affected following Trump's halt to foreign aid. Republican senators, including John Cornyn and Bill Cassidy, have publicly called for the restart of these vital programs. However, USAID officials dispute claims that aid operations have resumed, citing a lack of staffing and functional processes. Rubio's assertion of waivers intended to support lifesaving programs is criticized as misleading, indicating the dire state of aid operations amid heightened partisan tension.
Right now, there is no USAID humanitarian assistance happening. There are waivers put in place by Secretary Rubio...but they are a fraud and a sham and intended to give the illusion of continuity.
There is no staff left anymore to actually process waiver requests or to move money or to make awards or to do anything. We've ceased to exist.
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