In continuation of its search for solution, the Liberian Senate on Monday, February 24, 2025, held hearing to evaluate and find solution-to address the implications of the cancellation of several USAID projects in Liberia. They did so by engaging sectors ministry and agencies affected by the decision of the US government. The Senate through its Committees on Health, Agriculture, Education and Ways, Means, Finance and Budgeting Monday invited several government ministries and agencies to a hearing to provide first-hand information about the impact of the USAID withdrawal will have on the Nation and its people. During the hearing, representatives from Ministries and Agencies had the opportunity to present and provide information to the Senate on the current status of the situation and the way forward. Prominent amongst them was the Minister of Finance and Development planning Mr. Augustine Kpehe Ngafuah who informed the Liberian Senate that, as of the moment he was presenting; Liberia’s condition caused by USAID shutdown, The ministry of Finance moved to prepare beyond the three (3) months suspension earlier announced by the US government to now cancellation. According to him, more than ten projects which in cost accumulates to more than one-hundred and eighteen million United States Dollars have already been cancelled. The cancellation according to the Minister affects several government institutions to include; Health, Education, Elections, and Domestic revenue mobilization with a hope that other projects may not be affected in the coming days or weeks. From its interaction and engagement with the various sector Ministries and Agencies, the Liberian Senate also uncovered that the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Oversight Services for Water and Health Infrastructure, which was valued at $2.9 million, and a Community-Led Monitoring Project, worth $185,000, which was being implemented through an NGO were all affected. One of the largely affected programs is the Education System Strengthening Project, valued at $23.4 million, which aimed to enhance Liberia’s educational sector. Other projects on the list include Elections and Democracy ($15.9 million) and Local Empowerment for Accountability and Decentralization (LEAD) ($17.9 million). The committees’ public hearings on the analysis and way-forward on the impact of the cancellation of the USAID aid to Liberia is an outcome of the Senate plenary’s decision taken on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in which the Committees on Ways, Means and Finance, Foreign Affairs, and Agriculture were tasked to work with relevant government ministries and agencies to explore ways forward. The decision from plenary was triggered by a joint communication submitted by Senators Amara Konneh (Gbarpolu), Gbezohngar Findley (Grand Bassa), Abraham Darius Dillon (Montserrado), and Augustine Chea (Sinoe), who collectively emphasized the urgent need for the Liberian government to reassess its budgeting and development financing strategies due to the possible disruption of USAID-funded initiatives. Founded in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, USAID has played an essential role in global development, and its impact in Liberia is far-reaching, affecting sectors such as health, education, and governance among other key sector areas. However, the Trump administration’s shift in foreign aid policy has raised alarms, particularly with the agency’s cancellation and or freeze of all projects worldwide for a period of 90 days, citing the need to realign USAID’s efforts with the “America First” agenda. With such policy, members of the Liberian Senate led by Pro- Tempore Nyounblee Karnga Lawrence, is seeking possible solution for a way forward for the common good of Liberia. The committees’ hearings Chaired by Grand Cape Mount County Senator Debah Varpilah who also chairs the Senate health committees have asked the ministry of finance to provide a full detail analysis report that will inform the Senate on the next course of action. The Ministries of Education and Health have also been cited to return and provide more information on the situation but this time, will be represented by the Health Minister proper.