Washington (AP) – Dismantling the Trump administration for the US International Development Agency is strengthening American businesses in hundreds…
Washington (AP) – Dismantling the Trump administration of the US International Development Agency is strengthening US businesses to hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid bills for the work already done, according to a trial set up on Tuesday.
The sudden freezing of the administration for foreign aid is also forcing massive vacations from USAID suppliers and contractors for USAID, including 750 wools in a company, Cemonics International based in Washington, says the lawsuit.
“No one can overestimate the impact of that unlawful course of conduct: in large and small businesses forced to close their programs and let the employees go; over hungry children across the globe to go PA;
An organization representing 170 small American businesses, large suppliers, a Jewish group helping people displaced abroad, the American lawyers’ association and others joined the judicial challenge.
She was set up in the US District Court in Washington against President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Acting Deputy Administrator Peter Marocco, a Trump name who was a central figure following the agency, and Russell Vought, the head of Trump of the Management and Budget Office.
At least it is the third lawsuit on the rapid discovery of the US Aid and Development Agency administration and its worldwide programs. Trump and Ally Elon Musk have specifically aimed at USAID, saying her work is not in accordance with Trump’s agenda.
Marocco, Musko and Rubio have overseen a freezing across the board for foreign aid and closing agencies under a January 20 executive order from Trump. A lawsuit filed by federal employee associations has temporarily blocked the administration from the withdrawal of thousands of USAID employees. The freezing of funds and other measures have continued, including the agency losing rent at its headquarters in Washington.
The new administration terminated contracts without the required 30-day notice and without payments for the job that had already been done, according to a US official, a businessman with a USAID contract and a first email from the Associated Press. They spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation by the Trump administration.
For Chenics, one of USAID’s largest partners, which has meant $ 103 million in unpaid bills and nearly $ 500 million in medicines, food and other goods ordered by USAID now in the supply chain or ports, the lawsuit said .
Only for health goods, not giving them “in time can lead to as many 566,000 deaths from HIV/AIDS, malaria and unfulfilled reproductive health needs, including 215,000 pediatric deaths,” the lawsuit.
The registration claims that the administration does not have the authority to block programs and funding mandated by Congress without approval.
Marocco defended the cessation of funds and the push to set all, but part of USAID staff at rest in a statement submitted late Monday in the lawsuit filed by workers.
“Insubordination” and “disrespect” by USAID employees indispensable to stop funds and operations from the Agency to allow the administration to carry out a program review from the program to decide what can resume US aid programs abroad , Marocco wrote.
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