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Committee hears that payment system and waiver bottlenecks slowed Ebola, HIV and food aid despite waivers
Summary
Members and witnesses said waivers for life‑saving programs exist but that operational barriers — notably the Phoenix payment system — have kept funds from reaching partners and beneficiaries, leaving some programs stalled despite exemptions.
Members across the aisle told the committee they support oversight of foreign assistance but asked for immediate operational fixes after witnesses and members said approved waivers were not being paid because of administrative failures.
Representative Susan Jacobs quoted reporting and agency staff that "the Ebola funding and virtually all of the HIV prevention funding remains frozen ... because the payment system called Phoenix that USAID relies on to disperse financial assistance has…
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