Abby Phillip to GOP Rep.: ‘We Know that There Was Not $50 Million Spent for Condoms in Gaza’

PHILLIP What I m ░░░░░░░░ first of all I ░░░░░░░░ not denying listen I ░░░░░░░░ t know what you ░░░░░░░░ what specifically you re ░░░░░░░░ about But I do ░░░░░░░░ that there s a ░░░░░░░░ of money that does ░░░░░░░░ go to any of ░░░░░░░░ things One of the ░░░░░░░░ Cassidy s talking about ░░░░░░░░ PEPFAR That is a ░░░░░░░░ program That is a ░░░░░░░░ program MALLIOTAKIS Yes that ░░░░░░░░ right You found one ░░░░░░░░ program SELLERS No I ░░░░░░░░ damage stricken Sudan PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ look SELLERS I mean ░░░░░░░░ re talking about PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ s the real point ░░░░░░░░ Congresswoman you are elected ░░░░░░░░ legislate If you want ░░░░░░░░ change where the money ░░░░░░░░ at PEPFAR you have ░░░░░░░░ power to do that ░░░░░░░░ not do that in ░░░░░░░░ transparent way so that ░░░░░░░░ American people can see ░░░░░░░░ And that is what ░░░░░░░░ are doing right now ░░░░░░░░ is exactly what we ░░░░░░░░ doing We re trying ░░░░░░░░ put a pause on ░░░░░░░░ funding going out the ░░░░░░░░ so we can see ░░░░░░░░ what it s being ░░░░░░░░ for because our intention ░░░░░░░░ we appropriated this money ░░░░░░░░ not being spent that ░░░░░░░░ What I will say ░░░░░░░░ you have these bureaucrats ░░░░░░░░ at these agencies they ░░░░░░░░ before Congress we have ░░░░░░░░ we try to get ░░░░░░░░ the bottom of where ░░░░░░░░ money is going 50 ░░░░░░░░ for condoms in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ example PHILLIP Well Congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ are MALLIOTAKIS No but ░░░░░░░░ are real things You ░░░░░░░░ are rolling your eyes ░░░░░░░░ as if these are ░░░░░░░░ actual line items These ░░░░░░░░ actual line items PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ know that there was ░░░░░░░░ 50 million spent for ░░░░░░░░ in Gaza There was ░░░░░░░░ dollars spent on condoms ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East That ░░░░░░░░ a complete falsehood and ░░░░░░░░ lie MALLIOTAKIS So the ░░░░░░░░ House put that out ░░░░░░░░ as a PHILLIP I ░░░░░░░░ not going to blame ░░░░░░░░ for it I m ░░░░░░░░ to blame the White ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ the president Congresswoman I ░░░░░░░░ going to blame the ░░░░░░░░ who upped the dollar ░░░░░░░░ to 100 million It ░░░░░░░░ false OK MALLIOTAKIS It ░░░░░░░░ 50 million as far ░░░░░░░░ I know PHILLIP It ░░░░░░░░ false The answer is ░░░░░░░░ There is None So ░░░░░░░░ cannot use that as ░░░░░░░░ example JENNINGS As a ░░░░░░░░ who worked in the ░░░░░░░░ House for President Bush ░░░░░░░░ PEPFAR was passed I ░░░░░░░░ it s one of ░░░░░░░░ most successful things for ░░░░░░░░ soft power we ve ░░░░░░░░ done.”