Restore USAID funding, safeguard America's global leadership

The dismantling of USAID represents a grave strategic misstep that weakens America's global standing and influence. This agency has proven invaluable in delivering humanitarian aid, promoting stability, and fostering goodwill among nations worldwide. Its efforts have saved countless lives, empowered vulnerable communities, and projected American values of compassion and leadership. By gutting USAID, we are ceding ground to geopolitical rivals like China and Russia who will eagerly fill the void left by our diminished soft power capabilities. This reckless action undermines our national security interests and tarnishes our international reputation as a force for good. We urge a course correction to reinstate robust funding and staffing for USAID to preserve its vital mission and reassert America's positive role on the world stage. The consequences of this shortsighted dismantling will reverberate globally, jeopardizing long-term strategic advantages that USAID has helped cultivate over decades.