Atul Gawande, Alex Padilla, Marco Rubio, and Adam Schiff discussed the need to restore international assistance programs and questioned USAID's operational independence.
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Updated Aug 12
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What happened
Atul Gawande, Alex Padilla, Marco Rubio, and Adam Schiff discussed the need to restore international assistance programs and questioned USAID's operational independence.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Gawande criticized cuts to USAID, an agency established by JFK.1 source
- US Senators, including Adam Schiff and Marco Rubio, are demanding a report on human rights violations in Venezuela.Sub-event
Discussion among Gawande, Padilla, Rubio, and Schiff regarding the restoration of international assistance programs.1 source
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The entities involved
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Atul Gawande
American surgeon
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Alex Padilla
United States Senator from California since 2021
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Marco Rubio
72nd United States Secretary of State since 2025
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Adam Schiff
United States Senator from California
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