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A new memo being circulated among GOP leaders in Congress notes, essentially, that it's about time the lavish handouts of American taxpayers' dollars through USAID be reviewed, and regulated.

After all, much of the $40 billion in foreign aid each year doesn't even reach intended recipients and instead is used to prop up "an NGO industrial complex that has, for years, swindled the American taxpayer."

It warned, "Foreign aid should not be paying the brunch tabs of NGO executives at Le Diplomate in Washington, D.C. It should be feeding starving children in war-torn countries,"

The memo is from Rep. Brian Mast, chief of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, who explained his committee already has done a probe of USAID "foreign assistance" under Joe Biden's tenure.

"As part of our thorough examination, we reviewed millions of dollars State Department and USAID grants awarded over the past four years and hosted a closed-door briefing with career State Department officials in the final days of the Biden administration. This undertaking offered a comprehensive and unvarnished look at exactly where Americans tax dollars were spent abroad," he wrote.

"What we found was the State Department and USAID had completely lost sight of their mission. For decades, U.S. foreign assistance has been an important extension of American influence and power on the global stage. One would expect the State Department and USAID to ensure that these programs promote policies, values, and objectives consistent with the national security interests of the United States and widely held American values. It would also be reasonable to expect the agencies to maintain meticulous and transparent records of all such programs, because awards, as federal expenditures, are subject to congressional oversight."

That, however, was not what was found.

"The Biden State Department and USAID failed on both counts. Rather, a small cadre of career State Department and USAID bureaucrats deployed billions of dollars in foreign grants and awards through an opaque and antiquated process. Hard-earned American tax dollars were spent on funding drag shows in Ecuador, proselytizing atheism in Nepal, counseling migrants to circumvent U.S. immigration law, providing condoms to the Taliban, and spreading LGBTQ awareness throughout the globe. Furthermore, State Department officials have demonstrated their disregard for Congressional oversight as evidenced by their obligation of millions of dollars for a series of foreign grants funding radical initiatives in the final days of the Biden administration over objections by our committee," he said.

The result under Biden's leadership, was that "misguided foreign spending damaged the United States and significantly benefited out foreign adversaries."

The report noted that the moves by President Donald Trump to consolidate USAID within the State Department isn't even brand new, as Madeleine Albright had suggested that during Bill Clinton's presidency, then-Sen. Joe Biden advocated for that in 1999 and in 2001, a bipartisan commission made that recommendation.

"President Trump is the only one who has the political strength and willpower to make these much-needed reforms a potential reality," the memo said.

It said Trump's pause and review program "is already paying dividends," as State is "rooting out waste, blocking radical initiatives, and exposing bureaucrats that are working counter to America's national security interests.

Fox News reported that Trump's plan includes exceptions for emergency food assistance and life-saving medicine and such.

Democrats, still stunned from the 2024 election results that put to pasture then-Vice President Kamala Harris' failed campaign, claimed they are being denied entry to USAID headquarters, and are insisting they "are not going to let this injustice happen."

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, former House Foreign Affairs Committee chair, responded, "President Trump and his team are right to scrutinize and revamp U.S. foreign aid distribution to ensure every taxpayer dollar serves its intended purpose. And I am optimistic they will do it in a way that strengthens the intention behind these programs and strengthens our national security."