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Congress can’t get anything done. Except on foreign aid.

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New bipartisan legislation introduced to reform the way the US Agency for International Development (USAID) works. The bill is meant to push USAID to distribute more of its budget to local groups in the countries where it works. Funding aid through local groups is roughly 32 percent more cost-effective than funding groups based in rich countries.

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Congress can’t get anything done. Except on foreign aid.

Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA), center, is sponsoring the Locally-Led Development and Humanitarian Response Act, which passed the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 20. | Win McNamee/Getty Images Major reform on how the US gives money to other countries is breezing through the House with bipartisan support. Today’s Congress is not exactly a well-oiled machine. Even picking a speaker has proven to be incredibly difficult for the House, which t…

1 month ago·United States

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