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Lawmakers press State Department on halted aid, warehouses of food and alternatives to UNRWA for Gaza
Summary
Members of the House Appropriations subcommittee questioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio about reports that U.S.‑funded food and humanitarian supplies are stalled in warehouses and about the administration’s opposition to funding UNRWA.
Members of the House Appropriations subcommittee pressed Secretary of State Marco Rubio about reports that food purchased with U.S. funds has not reached intended recipients and that large aid stocks are at risk of spoiling.
Representative Tom Cole and others told Rubio that warehouses hold food rations purchased with appropriated funds and that some supplies face imminent expiration; Cole said shipments could feed millions, including “the entire population of Gaza for a month and a half,” and asked whether the administration would ensure food is distributed. Rubio said impediments included host‑country and operational barriers, and that the…
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