5 Takeaways From Congressional Discussions on USAID

Lawmakers aired their views on the embattled agency in a pair of forums on Capitol Hill.

Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) presides over a hearing about USAID on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Republicans and Democrats exchanged vastly different opinions about the U.S. Agency for International Aid (USAID) in a pair of events on Capitol Hill over two days.

USAID was the subject of both a roundtable discussion convened by Democratic senators on Feb. 12 and a hearing held by the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by Congressman Brian Mast (R-Fla.), on Feb. 13.