Gabe Amo Blasts Trump's USAID Cuts, Citing Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths

Allegations of Deaths Due to Foreign Aid Cuts

• 🎯 Representative Gabe Amo asserts that former President Trump and Secretary Rubio's cuts to foreign aid and the dismantling of USAID led to the deaths of over 600,000 people worldwide, including 400,000 children.
• ⚠️ Amo directly refutes Secretary Rubio's prior testimony that "no children are dying on our watch," stating this was and remains untrue.
• 🌍 The scale of these alleged deaths is compared to populations of various cities, emphasizing the vast human cost of the administration's decisions.

Impact on Burma and Rohingya Refugees

• 📌 The situation in Burma is highlighted, where civilians are reportedly dying from malnutrition and lack of medical care, exacerbated by aid cuts.
• 💔 A Rohingya resident, Muhammad Taher, shared a personal account of losing his son due to funding cuts, with many other children in camps also dying from hunger and lack of treatment.
• 📉 Before Trump's cuts, the U.S. was the largest supporter of aid to Burma, but these reductions have decimated aid programs, forcing organizations like the World Food Program to cut back food aid.

Role of US-Funded Food Programs and Broader Consequences

• 💡 US-funded emergency food products, such as Plumpy'Nut, are crucial for treating severe acute malnutrition in children, supporting American jobs in the process.
• 📉 Cuts to these food programs have directly and personally impacted community members, especially women and children, leading to the elimination of nutrition and learning centers.
• ⚠️ The reduction in US aid has also diminished the credibility of the United States in the region and discouraged other donor countries from continuing their funding.
• ⚖️ The funds appropriated by Congress to save lives and support American jobs are available, suggesting these aid programs could be restarted immediately.