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Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Oregon\u2019s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley — a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee \u2013 and Ron Wyden joined an effort led by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) that raises the alarm of the growing chaos and dysfunction at the U.S. Department of State and the Trump Administration\u2019s illegal attempt to destroy the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID is a critical pillar of U.S. national security strategy, providing lifesaving aid and development support around the world to help advance America\u2019s interests. On Monday<\/a>, personnel at USAID were not permitted to enter the agency\u2019s headquarters, and Elon Musk announced that President Donald Trump agreed to close the agency and move it under the State Department \u2013 which Trump has no legal authority to do. The Trump Administration, led by Musk, has also furloughed thousands of government employees, including two top security officials who denied the Department of Government Efficiency access to classified documents and systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201c\u2026We are deeply concerned by reports of not only growing chaos and dysfunction at the Department of State, but the Administration\u2019s brazen and illegal attempts to destroy the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Mass personnel furloughs of dubious legality and abrupt, blanket stop-work orders without regard to relevant appropriations laws are causing immediate harm to U.S. national security, placing U.S. citizens at risk, disrupting life-saving work and breaking the U.S. government\u2019s contractual obligations to private sector partners,\u201d escribieron los senadores.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Los senadores continuaron,<\/strong> \u201cThe Administration\u2019s failure to consult with Congress prior to taking these steps violates the law and impedes Congress\u2019s constitutional duty to conduct oversight of funding, personnel and the nation\u2019s foreign policy. The Administration\u2019s failure to expend funds appropriated on a bipartisan basis by Congress would violate the Impoundment Control Act.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cForeign assistance is critical to supporting U.S. strategic interests around the world. Foreign assistance protects U.S. national security, advances U.S. values, and ensures the U.S. is the partner of choice for everything from defense procurement to cutting edge scientific research. China, Russia and Iran are already moving rapidly to exploit the vacuum and instability left by the U.S.\u2019s sudden global retreat,\u201d escribieron los senadores.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Continuaron,<\/strong> \u201cEvery Administration has the right to review and adjust ongoing assistance programming. However, attempting to arbitrarily turn off core functions of a critical U.S. national security agency, without Congressional consideration or any metric-based review and absent legal authority to do so, is unprecedented and deeply disturbing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio is led by Kaine, and signed by Merkley, Wyden, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Gary Peters (D-MI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Angus S. King (I-ME), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Jack Reed (D-RI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full text of the letter is\u00a0available aqu\u00ed<\/a> y por debajo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Secretary Rubio:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The effective administration of U.S. foreign assistance is critical to advancing core U.S. national security priorities, including countering the influence of China, Russia and Iran. As you acknowledged at your confirmation hearing, pushing back on China in particular is a top bipartisan priority.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As such, we are deeply concerned by reports of not only growing chaos and dysfunction at the Department of State, but the Administration\u2019s brazen and illegal attempts to destroy the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Mass personnel furloughs of dubious legality and abrupt, blanket stop-work orders without regard to relevant appropriations laws are causing immediate harm to U.S. national security, placing U.S. citizens at risk, disrupting life-saving work and breaking the U.S. government\u2019s contractual obligations to private sector partners.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Administration\u2019s failure to consult with Congress prior to taking these steps violates the law and impedes Congress\u2019s constitutional duty to conduct oversight of funding, personnel and the nation\u2019s foreign policy. The Administration\u2019s failure to expend funds appropriated on a bipartisan basis by Congress would violate the Impoundment Control Act.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foreign assistance is critical to supporting U.S. strategic interests around the world. Foreign assistance protects U.S. national security, advances U.S. values, and ensures the U.S. is the partner of choice for everything from defense procurement to cutting edge scientific research. China, Russia and Iran are already moving rapidly to exploit the vacuum and instability left by the U.S.\u2019s sudden global retreat.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every Administration has the right to review and adjust ongoing assistance programming. However, attempting to arbitrarily turn off core functions of a critical U.S. national security agency, without Congressional consideration or any metric-based review and absent legal authority to do so, is unprecedented and deeply disturbing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We request immediate clarification on the following:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Status of USAID:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Confirmation of your understanding that any effort to abolish USAID or merge USAID into the Department of State absent Congressional consultation and approval is illegal.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Confirmation of your understanding that adversaries such as China, Russia and Iran are quickly moving into the vacuum left by suspended USAID programs.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The Department of State\u2019s assessment of Mr. Elon Musk\u2019s financial ties to China and the impact of these ties to the decision-making process of Mr. Musk and his employees.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Confirmation that neither you nor any member of your leadership team are taking direction from Mr. Musk with regards to the work of the Department of State or USAID, personnel or financial decisions for either agency, or any other matters relevant to U.S. national security.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Confirmation of the names and employment status of individuals directed by Mr. Musk to engage with USAID staff, the qualifications of these individuals, and the level of their security clearances \u2013 if any.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Personnel:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Confirmation of your understanding that any unauthorized access by or disclosure of classified information to individuals without appropriate security clearance could be considered a criminal offense.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. The legal authority and rationale under which, on January 28, more than 50 senior career civil and foreign service USAID officials were placed on administrative leave. This move was not only unprecedented, but also inconsistent with the Office of Personnel Management\u2019s own guidelines for the use of administrative leave.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. The legal authority under which, on January 28, approximately 390 USAID Institutional Support Contractors (ISCs) were given stop-work orders, and clarification of which Administration official directed the implementation of this termination.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Whether any Department of State career civil and foreign service or contractors have been placed on administrative leave or removed from their roles as a result of or relating to the assistance freeze or any directives from the Office of Foreign Assistance.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Clarification of which Administration official directed the implementation of this mass furlough.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Clarification of whether these individuals were directed to be terminated without cause.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Confirmation that personnel will not face retaliation or retribution for performing their duties under the previous Administration\u2019s policy direction.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Under what authorities and by which official\u2019s directive career civil service, foreign service, and Personal Services Contractors (PSC), and those under other hiring authorities have been removed from their roles or limited in their ability to execute their work.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. Confirmation that further career civil service, foreign service and USAID contractors will not be removed from their roles without cause or receive stop work orders.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. Whether, upon full resumption of legally mandated foreign assistance activities, the Administration intends to re-hire contractors who have been removed from their roles.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    11. Any additional guidance provided to State and USAID staff regarding the foreign assistance freeze, including confirmation of whether direct hires, contractors, or implementing organizations have been directed not to speak publicly about the foreign assistance freeze.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    12. Public identification of the individual currently serving as the Director or Acting Director of the State Department\u2019s Office of Foreign Assistance and as Acting Deputy Administrator of USAID, and the dates upon which this individual was appointed to each position.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    13. Confirmation of your understanding that the State Department\u2019s Director of Foreign Assistance has no authority to issue personnel directives for USAID.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Resumption of Foreign Assistance:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. The specific process and anticipated timeframe for activities to receive exemptions or waivers, as referenced in your January 28, 2025 directive to State and USAID staff.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. The mechanisms and metrics established for this waiver process.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. The timeline for full resumption of legally mandated foreign assistance activities.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Clarification of what risk assessment or analysis of potential risk to U.S. national security interests were conducted prior to the decision to freeze foreign assistance activities.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Confirmation of the Department of State\u2019s obligation to comply with U.S. contract law and your responsibility as Secretary of State ensure the Department honors its commitments to contracting partners.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        We welcome your urgent attention to these questions. We and our staff stand ready to work with you to ensure U.S. foreign assistance funding continues to be deployed effectively to protect American citizens, at home and abroad.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Respetuosamente,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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