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Some Democratic members of Congress are speaking out against the Trump administration's efforts

to halt nearly all of the work of the U.S. Agency for international

development. As in Paris-Honzi-Lawong reports, Trump officials are pushing the limits of executive

power at the agency.

Demonstrators gathered outside the Washington, D.C., headquarters of USAID.

Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin at Maryland says he's concerned how the Trump administration's

efforts are upending

initiatives to stop the spread of viruses globally. This is a killer in terms of their cutoff

of HIV and AIDS preemption. It's a killer in terms of anti-malarial education. Representative Ilhan

Omar, Democrat from Minnesota,

says USAID's work affects families and refugee camps,

like the ones she grew up in.

It is the essential programs that USA provided

that kept my family and I fed and safe.

Some of USAID supporters say they expect lawsuits,

challenging the Trump administration's authority

to terminate an independent government agency.

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