Food aid and other humanitarian assistance remains stalled in ports and warehouses despite State Department waivers that were supposed to clear the way for delivery of the products, a senior Senate Democrat told Agri-Pulse on Thursday.
Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, the second-ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a member of the Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the State Department, said a critical payment system apparently remains frozen, and the U.S. Agency for International Development as well as aid organizations have lost staff critical to managing and delivering the aid.
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FoodaidandotherhumanitarianassistanceremainsstalledinportsandwarehousesdespiteStateDepartmentwaiversthatweresupposedtoclearthewayfordeliveryoftheproducts,aseniorSenateDemocrattoldAgri-PulseonThursday.
DelawareSen.ChrisCoons,thesecond-rankingDemocratontheSenateForeignRelationsCommitteeandamemberoftheAppropriationssubcommitteethatoverseestheStateDepartment,saidacriticalpaymentsystemapparentlyremainsfrozen,andtheU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopmentaswellasaidorganiz
