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Lawmakers say statutory education, family‑planning and PEPFAR programs were canceled; Rubio says funds will be reallocated into new assistance buckets
Summary
Subcommittee Democrats told Secretary Rubio that the administration’s foreign‑assistance review canceled or paused congressionally required programs — including international education under the READ Act and bilateral family‑planning awards — and demanded plans for statutory compliance.
Ranking subcommittee members told Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the administration’s assistance review led to the cancellation of congressionally directed, statutory programs — including international basic education programs under the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act, and bilateral international family‑planning and reproductive health awards — and demanded the Department describe plans to comply with legal obligations.
Representative Grace Meng, Representative Lois Frankel and others cited specific statutory directives that they said required continued…
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