The USAID funding was part of 2024 budget, which is funded through mid March.

conorlarkin 23144 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 7:15 pm on Feb 6, 2025

Congress has not yet reached an agreement for Fiscal Year 2025.

Until Congress defunds USAID, Trump cannot do so.

Think of the havoc if Presidents (or their shadow designee) unilaterally cut off funding for building bridges? Or research grants? Or anything funded by Congress?

Doesn’t that strike you as unconstitutional?

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The USAID funding was part of 2024 budget, which is funded through mid March. conorlarkin 7:15pm · 2/6/25
- Please provide a link to the 2024 budget passed by Congress. NedoftheHill 8:11pm · 2/6/25
  - Here.NTLink conorlarkin 8:29pm · 2/6/25
    - No specific allocation requirements mentioned for USAID - burden of proof is squarely on you now.NT BaronVonZemo 8:32pm · 2/6/25
      - Here.NTLink conorlarkin 8:36pm · 2/6/25
        
        Not specific allocations &wording says congress "delivers, "provides',& "invests" money. It doesn't BaronVonZemo 8:50pm · 2/6/25
- You specifically claimed congress decides "allocation". Now you say they just generally fund it. So BaronVonZemo 7:43pm · 2/6/25
  - Can Trump defund congressional approved Infrastructure projects in blue states? conorlarkin 7:53pm · 2/6/25
    - Whole different topic. Are we done here? You seem to have conceded. Btw.... BaronVonZemo 7:59pm · 2/6/25
      - I am still waiting for you to answer simple questions about presidential powers. conorlarkin 8:05pm · 2/6/25
        
        1)Congress funds2) Dept det's allocations3)POTUS & congress choose Dept heads4) Dept heads choose BaronVonZemo 8:27pm · 2/6/25
    - "Can a president refuse to spend funds approved by Congress?"...the attached article sheds Link TyroneIrish 7:56pm · 2/6/25
      - No.NT Frank L 9:24pm · 2/6/25
- it was formed by executive action. he can do what he wantsNT WestCoastIrishFan 7:36pm · 2/6/25
  - This cuts to the chase. USAID was formed by EO by JFK, and therefore can be eliminated by EO as well BaronVonZemo 9:43pm · 2/6/25

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