1. What is the purpose of USAID?

2. a) What is USAID's annual budget?
b) How many employees work for USAID?

3. What is DOGE? - What is the purpose of DOGE?

4. Why has President Trump and DOGE considered and now today announced merging USAID into the State Department?

5. What is former senator, now Secretary of State Rubio's main concern with USAID? How did he explain it?

6. Consider Secretary Rubio's comments on USAID, as well as the info under "Background" below the questions. The expenditures listed are just some of the questionable programs USAID uses taxpayer money to fund. Why do you think the heads of USAID blocked DOGE employees from accessing their computer system over the weekend?

7. a) Do you support President Trump's efforts to cut federal spending and reduce the size of government and the size of the federal fiscal deficit? Explain your answer.
b) Ask a parent the same question.