According to a U.S. State Department official speaking on background to Reuters, the Biden administration is set to allocate almost $110 million in security and police assistance to Haiti.
This decision comes despite a prolonged delay in the funds by Republican lawmakers.
The official stated that Secretary of State Antony Blinken determined after conducting over 100 briefings to Congress by the State Department, emphasizing the administration’s ongoing commitment to collaborating closely with Congress.
“The security situation in Haiti remains untenable due to violence perpetrated by violent gangs, and the people of Haiti cannot wait,” the official said.
The funding consists of $95 million for security mission support and $15 million to the Haitian National Police in order to address gang violence.
“The Biden Administration’s choice to override the hold I had placed on U.S. taxpayer funding for the ill-conceived Haiti MSS (Multinational Security Support Mission) is extremely disappointing,” Senator Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement.
In March, Risch and Representative Michael McCaul, the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, stated that they had placed a “hold” on funds destined for Haiti, citing the need for “a lot more details” before granting approval.
The State Department confirmed that it was working with Congress to secure approval for the funds, which are vital for deploying Kenyan police in Haiti.
The Caribbean nation has been beset by escalating gang violence that has disrupted food supplies and displaced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes.
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Hey all when is all this going to stop sending taxpayers money to foreign countries. Let me get this straight, we are heavy in debt as a nation, so we borrow money, pay interest on the borrow money and send it out of the USA. We have so many problems right here that we could use that money. It is time for the USA to stop this foreign aid give away.
So,it isn’t his money,Democrats throw away taxpayers money left and right,don’t care and Haiti has always got money from Democrats who want to keep it destroyed.
The Federal Reserve, which is not Federal has been shut down and boarded up. No money has been printed since 2019. Stop and think. Where are the Democrats, Biden and his admin get all these millions and billions from if there is no money to send? What money they SAY they send to other countries gets laundered right back in American government official’s pockets. People, wise up. Think. But do not trust any of them at this time. They care more about other countries and not our country. They care about themselves getting richer and richer while we become poorer. We all need to stand up to all of the criminals in government or we will definitely be lost and in very deep trouble.
You nailed it.
Didn’t the Clinton’s do that same thing and reep millions of dollars into the Clinton Foundation, while Haiti got the Clinton shaft?
Who is the watchdog over this $110M !? O” that guy from Africa that Biden hosted at the white house in may or june
with a royal dinner.Can’t wait until we are rid of this dictator wannabe .
No more American lives should be lost on this losing piece of dirt.
What has happened about the 2 American missionaries that were murdered.Who is accountable for them ?