GOP Rep: Humanitarian Aid Isn’t In The Constitution

Mediaite reports:

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) suggested on the House floor that because the phrase “humanitarian aid for women and children in Afghanistan” is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, such aid is unconstitutional.

On Thursday, the House debated an amendment introduced by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) to the National Defense Authorization Act. The measure would strip funding for aid to Afghanistan.

“Chairman, I couldn’t help but pull out my pocket Constitution and I couldn’t seem to find anywhere in here where it says we need to fund programs for humanitarian aid for women and children in Afghanistan,” Luna said. “So, with that, I just wanted to point that out.”

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Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina argues against humanitarian aid for women and children in Afghanistan because it is not mentioned in the Constitution.

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