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- Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) sent Secretary of State Marco Rubio a letter demanding a PEPFAR accounting by August 26.
- Garcia said the January 2025 90-day pause on foreign aid has withheld or delayed PEPFAR money.
- An amfAR survey of 166 groups reported the pause closed 1,700 HIV sites and cut 16,000 workers.
- Congress and the administration later preserved $400 million in PEPFAR funding while Garcia urged President Donald Trump to release the funds.
