Collins, Shaheen press Rubio on stranded food aid

Susan Collins Raises Concerns About "Lifesaving" Materials Purchased by the State Department Either Expiring or Being Destroyed - But Not Deployed

Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) and New Hampshire’s Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) — a ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — have raised concerns to the Trump Administration about the impending expiration or destruction of “US–purchased lifesaving commodities.” In a statement on Friday, the senators announced that they had sent a letter to [...] The post Susan Collins Raises Concerns About “Lifesaving” Materials Purchased by the State…

Senators demand 'full accounting' from Rubio over questions about use of 'taxpayer resources'

During Barack Obama's presidency, then-Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) — now secretary of state in the second Trump Administration — was an enthusiastic supporter of something that many MAGA Republicans now oppose: foreign aid, including food aid. As traditional conservatives saw it, foreign aid was beneficial to the United States from a national security standpoint because it promoted greater stability in other countries.In a letter sent to Rubio …

Collins, Shaheen press Rubio on stranded food aid

A bipartisan pair of senators wants answers from the State Department about its plans for large quantities of food and contraceptive supplies that were once meant for foreign aid, according to a new letter shared with Semafor. After the move to shut down USAID, lawmakers hoped that already-purchased supplies would still be used. But Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., are worried that instead they are being destroyed or exp…

Collins, Shaheen press Rubio on stranded food aid - Dining and Cooking

A bipartisan pair of senators wants answers from the State Department about its plans for large quantities of food and contraceptive supplies that were once meant for foreign aid, according to a new letter shared with Semafor. After the move to shut down USAID, lawmakers hoped that already-purchased supplies would still be used. But Sens. [...]