Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK) wrote U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samatha Power Wednesday, accusing the administration of overseeing the “misuse” of over a billion dollars in aid sent to Gaza that was likely seized by Hamas terrorists.
In his letter, he slammed USAID for “inadequate vetting”:
“While Congress cut off funding to UNRWA earlier this year, USAID continues to work with UN agencies and other local partners in Gaza despite documented concerns about inadequate vetting and possible terrorist ties. In July, the USAID Inspector General identified multiple “shortcomings and vulnerabilities in its overnight mechanisms” for Gaza aid, such as inadequate vetting of local partners, reliance on self-reporting of terrorist ties from partners, reliance on inadequate vetting by UN partners, and challenges with third-party monitoring.”
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