{"id":2421908,"date":"2025-04-10T05:14:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T09:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-move-to-use-2-billion-from-usaid-for-veteran-housing-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T05:17:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T09:17:46","slug":"republicans-move-to-use-2-billion-from-usaid-for-veteran-housing-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-move-to-use-2-billion-from-usaid-for-veteran-housing-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans move to use $2 billion from USAID for veteran housing &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-move-to-use-2-billion-from-usaid-for-veteran-housing-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2421908&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senate Republicans, led by Tommy Tuberville and Mike Lee, are pushing the Veterans First Act of 2025, which aims to redirect $2 billion from the U.S. Agency for International Growth (USAID) to support housing for veterans. This proposal comes amid efforts by the Trump administration to reduce USAID\u2019s role and fund foreign initiatives, which have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-blocks-biden-vaccine-mandate-for-businesses-with-100-employees\/\" title=\"Supreme Court blocks Biden vaccine mandate for businesses with 100+ employees\">faced legal challenges<\/a> regarding the management of appropriated funds. Tuberville argues that the reallocation would help address critical shortages in veterans&#8217; housing and ensure that funds are available for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">state veterans home projects<\/a>. The bill has already been introduced in the House of Representatives as well, highlighting a bipartisan effort to prioritize veterans&#8217; needs amid ongoing discussions about federal funding and support for foreign aid programs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Republicans move to use $2 billion from USAID for veteran housing<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2087577\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong> Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate\">Senate<\/a> Republicans are looking to use funding allocated for the embattled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/usaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"U.S. Agency for International Development\">U.S. Agency for International Development<\/a> to instead pay for repairing housing for veterans as the Trump administration works to shutter the agency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sens. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Tommy-Tuberville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tommy Tuberville\">Tommy Tuberville<\/a> (R-AL) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-lee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mike Lee\">Mike Lee<\/a> (R-UT) are introducing the Veterans First Act of 2025 in the Senate on Thursday. The bill, exclusively obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, seeks to repurpose $2 billion from the agency&rsquo;s appropriated funds to the Department of Veterans Affairs to instead purchase, build, or repair state veterans homes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3372943\/senate-confirms-crypto-free-market-advocate-paul-atkins-lead-sec\/\">Senate confirms crypto and free market advocate Paul Atkins to lead SEC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3375956\/republicans-breathe-sigh-of-relief-trump-tariff-retreat\/\">Republicans breathe sigh of relief over Trump&rsquo;s tariff retreat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3375796\/bipartisan-bill-executive-branch-power-stop-investments-foreign-companies\/\">Bipartisan group introduces bill to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-introduce-bill-to-stop-investments-from-foreign-companies-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Senators introduce ... to stop investments from ... - Washington Examiner\">give executive branch power<\/a> to stop investments from foreign companies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The proposed use of USAID funds comes as the Trump administration has worked to shutter the agency, accusing it of advancing a liberal agenda and being a wasteful use of taxpayer dollars, as Elon Musk&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency looks to slim the federal government.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The administration&rsquo;s order to close the agency has been met with legal challenges, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antitrust-reform-a-trojan-horse-packed-with-progressives-and-crony-capitalists\/\" title=\"Antitrust Reform: A Trojan Horse Packed With Progressives And Crony Capitalists\">federal judge ruling<\/a> that President Donald Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing the agency&rsquo;s humanitarian work abroad despite Congress appropriating the funds for foreign aid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the judge did not order the Trump administration to bring back terminated contracts for foreign aid and development work. Over 5,000 awards under USAID have been terminated and more than 500 retained since the executive order, and thousands of employees have been fired or put on leave.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our bill takes 2 billion dollars that was going to be thrown into the USAID money pit and distributed to radical progressive causes across the globe, and instead puts it toward desperately needed housing and hospitals for the men and women who defend America. We should put our veterans before any foreign interests or organizations,&rdquo; Lee said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs currently offers states up to 65% of the cost to purchase, build, or renovate existing state veterans homes, such as nursing homes or assisted living facilities.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tuberville argues that limited funding can cause &ldquo;years of delays for homes that are waiting to receive federal funds to match the funds approved at the state level.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This critical legislation would provide sufficient federal funding to cover all outstanding Priority 1 VA State Home Construction projects that already have the state-matching funds,&rdquo; Tuberville said in a statement. &ldquo;Our veteran heroes were willing to lay down their lives for our freedom. The least we can do is make sure they have a decent place to call home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A House version of the Veterans First Act of 2025 was <a href=\"https:\/\/taylor.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/congressman-taylor-introduces-bill-prioritize-funding-state-veterans-homes\">already introduced<\/a> by Rep. Dave Taylor (R-OH) on March 11. Taylor&rsquo;s legislation has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/2083\/all-actions\">referred to <\/a>the House Appropriations Committee.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under the Biden-Harris Administration, taxpayer dollars were wastefully sent overseas to fund DEI initiatives while the pressing needs of veterans here at home were ignored,&rdquo; Taylor said in a statement. &ldquo;Under President Trump, Republicans are getting our Nation&rsquo;s priorities straight and our Heroes are at the top of the list. I am proud to lead this bill to ensure State Veterans Homes across our country are equipped with the funding and facilities to meet our veterans&rsquo; needs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3374584\/bipartisan-effort-builds-restore-usaid-funding-rutf-fight-malnutrition-abroad\/\"><strong>BIPARTISAN EFFORT BUILDS TO RESTORE USAID FUNDING TO FIGHT MALNUTRITION ABROAD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear if either chamber will vote on the legislation and the proposal comes as both House and Senate GOP leadership are busy advancing Trump&rsquo;s agenda through a process known as reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>Some programs with projects funded under USAID are also lobbying Congress to unfreeze funding allocated to them. Two U.S.-based companies that manufacture nutrient-dense paste, MANA Nutrition and Edesia Nutrition, and a nonprofit organization supporting them, the Eleanor Crook Foundation, are asking Congress to restore the funding for ready-to-use therapeutic food, or RUTF, which is produced for children at risk of starvation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2087577\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2087577\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans aim to redirect $2 billion from USAID for veteran housing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2421909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25014677389808.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3756,16381,53167],"class_list":["post-2421908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-republicans","tag-usaid","tag-veteran-housing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25014677389808.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2421908"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2421912,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2421908\/revisions\/2421912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2421909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2421908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2421908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2421908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}