President Trump has appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to oversee the U.S. Agency for International Development. Rubio went on to notify Congress about a potential reorganization of the independent agency. USAID was created in the 1960s to provide humanitarian relief around the world. Food for Peace and other emergency food assistance programs are used to distribute soybeans, wheat, dry edible beans, vegetable oil and other commodities. USAID purchased 1.1 million tons of food in 2023. Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency claim USAID is a waste of taxpayer money.
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