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Atul Gawande"800 people work for USAID's Global Health, 400 have been terminated. It's not legal. It's an unlawful shutdown, purge and dismantling of the agency."
Joe Neguse"The President does not have the authority to eliminate statutorily authorized agencies [like USAID]."Feb 03, 2025
Jamie Raskin"And just like Elon Musk did not create USAID, he doesn't have the power to destroy it. And who's going to stop him? We are."Feb 03, 2025
Chris Van HollenElon Musk "doesn't get to shut down the Agency for International Development."Feb 03, 2025
Noam Unger"If Congress pushes through drastic cuts to an agency of the federal government [USAID], it can work to shut things down."Mar 27, 2024
Donald Trump"USAID has been run by a bunch of radical lunatics and we're getting them out and then we'll make a decision."
Thomas Pepinsky"Elon Musk's attempts to close USAID are not only illegal, they are also fundamentally incompatible with the United States' national interest."Feb 05, 2025
Brian MastUSAID "is likely going to be rolled more closely under- under Secretary Rubio."Feb 02, 2025
Scott R. Anderson"The Trump administration may now be backing down [from abolishing USAID]."Feb 05, 2025
Donald Trump"CLOSE IT [USAID] DOWN!"
Marco Rubio“USAID may move, reorganize, and integrate certain missions, bureaus, and offices into the Department of State, and the remainder of the Agency may be abolished consistent with applicable law."Feb 03, 2025
Elon Musk"We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper."
Christopher Scott Murphy"A President cannot eliminate an appropriated federal agency by executive order."Mar 10, 2025
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