Every day this money doesn’t get where it needs to go, people die

U.S. Senate · July 24, 2026

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Opening critique of State Department compliance with appropriations law

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Lawmaker opened by saying the State Department is failing to follow the law enacted in the state and foreign operations appropriations bill and that spending requirements are "not suggestions" but legally binding; he said officials are forcing Congress to fight to get money out to people abroad.

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A single lawmaker criticized the State Department and administration officials for withholding congressionally mandated foreign-aid funds—citing $600,000,000 held for Gavi and billions delayed for the Global Fund—and urged prompt execution of statutory spending to prevent avoidable illness and deaths abroad.

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