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GOP Senator Roger Wicker Argues USAID Is Essential to ‘Combat’ China Globally
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Roger Wicker
Name: Roger Wicker
Employment: U.S. Senate
Position: U.S. Junior Senator
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Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
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02/04/2025 02:33 pm
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WICKER Well I m ░░░░░░░░ in hearing more about ░░░░░░░░ I ve heard press ░░░░░░░░ If there s massive ░░░░░░░░ if the funds aren ░░░░░░░░ being directed where the ░░░░░░░░ has appropriated and the ░░░░░░░░ has signed then we ░░░░░░░░ to know about that ░░░░░░░░ I m actually in ░░░░░░░░ fact finding mood RAJU ░░░░░░░░ you support that agency ░░░░░░░░ providing foreign aid WICKER ░░░░░░░░ have felt for a ░░░░░░░░ time that USAID is ░░░░░░░░ way to combat the ░░░░░░░░ and Road Initiative which ░░░░░░░░ China s effort to ░░░░░░░░ gain influence around the ░░░░░░░░ including Africa and South ░░░░░░░░ and the Western Hemisphere ░░░░░░░░ we need an aid ░░░░░░░░ to match the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ but it needs to ░░░░░░░░ done in a way ░░░░░░░░ the policymakers of the ░░░░░░░░ States have decided ought ░░░░░░░░ be done And so ░░░░░░░░ m eager to see ░░░░░░░░ audit and see the ░░░░░░░░ of mismanagement that the ░░░░░░░░ of State has told ░░░░░░░░ about today RAJU But ░░░░░░░░ can t just close ░░░░░░░░ without Congress consent WICKER ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ the emergency powers are ░░░░░░░░ I m sure some ░░░░░░░░ are looking into that ░░░░░░░░ Are you concerned that ░░░░░░░░ didn t get a ░░░░░░░░ up about this Are ░░░░░░░░ concerned about WICKER Well ░░░░░░░░ are moving very fast ░░░░░░░░ the first two weeks ░░░░░░░░ the administration It is ░░░░░░░░ that I had not ░░░░░░░░ notified about But again ░░░░░░░░ is foreign relations and ░░░░░░░░ and I would not ░░░░░░░░ have been notified But ░░░░░░░░ things are happening fast ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ out a lot more ░░░░░░░░ recently RAJU What about ░░░░░░░░ Musk crosstalk WICKER There ░░░░░░░░ good communication RAJU What ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk gaining access ░░░░░░░░ these Treasury payments and ░░░░░░░░ WICKER That s something ░░░░░░░░ needs to be looked ░░░░░░░░ Again I m hearing ░░░░░░░░ when I wake up ░░░░░░░░ morning and we ve ░░░░░░░░ a full day And ░░░░░░░░ course I m listening ░░░░░░░░ press reports and thank ░░░░░░░░ for the First Amendment ░░░░░░░░ I appreciate what you ░░░░░░░░ are doing You re ░░░░░░░░ the right questions and ░░░░░░░░ re going to be ░░░░░░░░ them also So thank ░░░░░░░░ so much Reporter Do ░░░░░░░░ do you want Congress ░░░░░░░░ you want Congress though ░░░░░░░░ have a role to ░░░░░░░░ I mean if they ░░░░░░░░ Do I want Congress ░░░░░░░░ exercise its right and ░░░░░░░░ as a co equal ░░░░░░░░ of the federal government ░░░░░░░░ I do Yes I ░░░░░░░░
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