Lawmakers accuse USAID of pushing leftwing agenda overseas, supply invoice to defund the company

Rep. Matt Gaetz launched laws Tuesday to abolish the United States Agency for International Development, saying the company promotes “radical leftist ideology” overseas as an alternative of selling American values.

“USAID does not serve a meaningful purpose. It is used as a slush fund for international wokeism. Therefore, serious lawmakers in Congress should support its complete abolition,” Mr. Gaetz, Florida Republican, mentioned in a press release.

USAID was based in 1961 and serves as the first federal arm for administering civilian overseas help and improvement help.

Mr. Gaetz mentioned the company had turn out to be an instrument for spending taxpayer {dollars} to unfold “radical leftist propaganda in foreign countries.”

“The American people will not tolerate government-funded degeneracy at home, and we certainly will not accept its force-feeding abroad under Old Glory,” he mentioned.

According to a Heritage Foundation report in 2022, USAID makes use of taxpayer {dollars} to advocate for abortion, gender fairness applications and local weather alarmism in overseas nations.

Mr. Gaetz’s laws would deny funds for USAID to proceed finishing up any features, duties, or obligations assigned or delegated to the company. The invoice additionally rescinds the unobligated funds made obtainable for the company and transfers all different property or liabilities to the Secretary of State.

USAID didn’t reply to a request for remark from The Washington Times.

The laws says that the company makes use of U.S. tax {dollars} to function “several ‘capacity building’ programs abroad and uses these programs to spread perverse ideology, that is antithetical to functioning, well-ordered society, across the globe.”

The invoice additionally accuses USAID of undermining overseas governments that don’t adhere to the “perverse ideology” espoused by the company, together with by meddling in elections.

“USAID does not act in the best interest of the United States or its people, nor the foreign nations it purposes to support,” in response to the invoice.