A new robustly funded Marshall Plan for at-risk regions including Middle Eastern and African nations as well as vulnerable nations near Russia and China.
Support a robustly funded Marshall Plan for at-risk regions, including Middle Eastern and African nations and vulnerable nations near Russia and China.
Occurrences
Evidence
At a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the FY27 State Department budget, Schatz urged Rubio to release billions appropriated for Gavi, the Global Fund, and other global health programs.
Schatz led 17 senators in demanding that the administration spend the full $3.2 billion in expiring foreign assistance funds, including $2 billion for global health and other congressionally directed programs.
Assessments
Schatz took concrete later-term actions consistent with the promise by pressing the administration to release billions in already appropriated foreign assistance and global health funds and by leading senators in demanding full use of $3.2 billion in expiring aid. That shows meaningful support for substantial international assistance. However, the evidence does not show that he wrote, passed, or materially delivered a distinct, robustly funded 'Marshall Plan' for at-risk regions in the Middle East, Africa, or countries near Russia and China. His role is better characterized as sustained advocacy for foreign aid rather than full delivery of the specific promised outcome.