Rhode Island Congressman Blasts Marco Rubio Over Foreign Aid Programs

U.S. Rep Gabe Amo took aim at Secretary of State Marco Rubio over foreign aid cuts.

Amo "blasted Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s dismantling of U.S. foreign assistance programs, including the shuttering of USAID in a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing, according to a media release from Amo's office.

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"Amo highlighted the damage to American workers, U.S. national security interests, weakened alliances, and hundreds of thousands of lives lost for vulnerable communities around the world," per the release, title, "Amo Slams Secretary Rubio for Selling Out American Values, Sacrificing Workers at Home, and Starving Kids Abroad."

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“America’s strength has never come solely from our might. It comes from our alliances, our credibility, and our values,” Amo said in the release.

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"Whether through negligence or ideology, the result of the Trump Administration’s harmful actions are the same: weaker alliances, higher grocery and gas prices caused by an illegal war, more than 500,000 dead children worldwide, and a less secure America,” Amo said.

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