Representatives Gregory Meeks and Lois Frankel sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging him to lift the freeze on foreign assistance funding. They expressed concern over the detrimental impacts of the freeze, which was mandated by President Trump’s executive order. The letter highlights the importance of foreign assistance programs in promoting stability and serving U.S. national interests. The representatives emphasized that the freeze could lead to the closure of implementing partner organizations and negatively affect critical programs like the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI)
Read the letter here.