Thanks Tyler, I was wrong as I didn’t expect that to happen so fast—good to see I wonder what people were in Rubio/Tump’s ear to help tip them over that line
Checking back in. Contractors have started some discussions on what specific activities can resume, but with all USAID staff put on admin leave & recalled it is very uncertain what is actually happening with PEPFAR. Right now the waivers make for some PR for Rubio, but aid is still functionally blocked.
Also… “Rubio claims that @USAID lifesaving assistance for health and humanitarian needs will continue. But his team just communicated that the entire agency will be imminently reduced from 14,000 to 294 people. Just 12 in Africa.”
New broader waiver to the freeze for life-saving assistance announced
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-issues-new-waiver-humanitarian-aid-amid-freeze-2025-01-29/
Yeah this is solved for now but will need a concerted push for Congressional reauthorization in a few months.
Thanks Tyler, I was wrong as I didn’t expect that to happen so fast—good to see I wonder what people were in Rubio/Tump’s ear to help tip them over that line
Checking back in. Contractors have started some discussions on what specific activities can resume, but with all USAID staff put on admin leave & recalled it is very uncertain what is actually happening with PEPFAR. Right now the waivers make for some PR for Rubio, but aid is still functionally blocked.
Also…
“Rubio claims that @USAID lifesaving assistance for health and humanitarian needs will continue. But his team just communicated that the entire agency will be imminently reduced from 14,000 to 294 people. Just 12 in Africa.”
This is such good news!! I’m so relieved, even if there will still be a fight in the near future.