Democrats unveil legislation in bid to halt USAID elimination
The Hill ^ | 02/11/25 | Lauren Irwin
Posted on 02/11/2025 4:24:34 PM PST by ransomnote
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The bill, led by Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), was introduced Tuesday and is called the Protect U.S. National Security Act. It aims to prove that USAID reform should abide by laws and “not harm American soft power” as the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) looks to cut federal spending at various agencies and departments.
“Over the past 10 days, Elon Musk and DOGE have shut down USAID’s website, closed its headquarters, placed thousands of staffers on leave, and issued a stop work order on most foreign assistance – including life-saving humanitarian assistance,” Jacobs said in a release.
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Jacobs, as the ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee that oversees USAID, introduced the bill with 15 other Democrats.
The legislation, first reported by Reuters, looks to ban the Trump administration from using U.S. funds to pay the salaries of employees cutting USAID, including those employed by DOGE.
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Jacobs highlighted her career working to reform and support USAID, noting that if the U.S. eliminates the international aid agency, it will be “a death sentence for millions of people.”
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; demonicrats; guilty; lol; sarajacobs; slushfund; usaid
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1 posted on 02/11/2025 4:24:34 PM PST by ransomnote
To: ransomnote
Will they get a judge to order congress to pass it and Trump to sign it ,LOL
2 posted on 02/11/2025 4:28:51 PM PST by butlerweave
To: ransomnote
3 posted on 02/11/2025 4:29:36 PM PST by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
To: ransomnote
Yeah, and that’s going to pass the house, the senate and Trump is going to sign it.
These guys are demented!
4 posted on 02/11/2025 4:30:09 PM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they. control you. )
To: ransomnote
doesn’t the President have to sign their bill?
5 posted on 02/11/2025 4:32:04 PM PST by MNDude
To: ransomnote
The Democrat crime syndicate desperately trying to preserve their shadow government infrastructure.
6 posted on 02/11/2025 4:32:12 PM PST by Obadiah
To: aquila48
The judge will issue a court order that Trump must sign it.
These judges are making the federal courts look like the Biden DOJ and FBI.
7 posted on 02/11/2025 4:34:24 PM PST by grumpygresh ( Civil disobedience by non-compliance; jury and state nullification.)
To: aquila48
“Protect U.S. National Security Act. “ You have to give the Demonrats credit for being masters of deception. The name of the bill is nothing more than deception and obfuscation. How did the “Inflation reduction act” work out RATS????
8 posted on 02/11/2025 4:34:40 PM PST by Fungi
To: ransomnote
What’s the Bill called , “We Want Our Slush Fund Back” ? LOL
9 posted on 02/11/2025 4:37:51 PM PST by butlerweave
To: butlerweave
President Trump would need to veto the original and return it to Congress.
Then in a White House ceremony he could burn a copy.
Lol.
10 posted on 02/11/2025 4:39:55 PM PST by cgbg (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
To: ransomnote
It better strong enough to override a Presidential Veto.
11 posted on 02/11/2025 4:41:17 PM PST by Gaffer (r)
To: butlerweave
12 posted on 02/11/2025 4:42:49 PM PST by cgbg (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
To: ransomnote
My FRiends,
Our great President has forced the democrats to run on a platform based on permitting tax revenue waste, fraud and abuse.
The democrats are going to really want to make this their hill to die on?
“When your enemy is making mistakes, get out of his way.”
13 posted on 02/11/2025 4:44:28 PM PST by RandallFlagg (Democrats should have been barred from elections since The Battle Of Athens.)
To: Fungi
Democrats think making the world safe for perverts is “National Security”.
14 posted on 02/11/2025 4:45:07 PM PST by cgbg (The Democrat Party is a criminal enterprise.)
To: butlerweave
I think MikeJohnson could rename it that before bringing it up for a vote.
15 posted on 02/11/2025 4:45:37 PM PST by P-Marlowe (Do the math. L+G+B+T+Q = 666)
To: cgbg
“President Trump would need to veto the original and return it to Congress.
Then in a White House ceremony he could burn a copy.”
Or better yet, get a Nancy Pelosi lookalike (poor girl!) to tear it up standing behind him.
16 posted on 02/11/2025 4:45:39 PM PST by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
To: ransomnote
life-saving humanitarian assistance
To Politico, AP, New York Times?
17 posted on 02/11/2025 4:47:12 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Trump has arrived and it is awesome to have a real President.)
Excellent news. Very bad chess move by the left.
By claiming the only way to stop PDJT from closing departments is by a specific Congressional bill, they will set a precedent for PDJT shuttering dozens of departments at will when the bill fails. (Which it will.)
18 posted on 02/11/2025 4:49:17 PM PST by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
To: P-Marlowe
It will never come up for a vote.
19 posted on 02/11/2025 4:49:55 PM PST by Fai Mao (The US government is run by pedophiles and Perverts for pedophiles and perverts.)
To: ransomnote
20 posted on 02/11/2025 4:51:51 PM PST by LiveFreeOrDie2001 (God Bless President Trump!)
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