The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 5 February 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Regulations on Imports and Exports (Control) Act and Foreign Exchange Act

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Raised a point of order challenging a claim that USAID had acted politically in Sri Lanka. He noted that USAID had long supported the judiciary and development activities, and argued that after President Trump took office programmes were subject to review rather than being stopped, asking the member to state the basis for the allegation.

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¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of Order. USAID has supported the judiciary and development here for years. After President Trump assumed office, there may have been policy reviews, but programmes were not stopped—only reviewed. Hon. Member, you said USAID acted politically in Sri Lanka. Did you say that? On what basis?

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 5 February 2025 ·No. 1739175806099814 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2025. No. 1739175806099814. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26834