Sponsorship if Needed:

Population decimated. Destruction of the country’s economic and military capacity.

Thousands killed. Homes destroyed. Families divided. Senators, this was what happened to one

of our most important allies: South Korea, after the Korean War. But, the United States worked

hard to rebuild our shattered ally through foreign aid and enabled South Korea to be a global

partner. Senators, foreign aid is necessary. Foreign aid works. And it’s worked in the past, that’s

why we must do it again with France. This legislation is the key to the very principles we pride

ourselves on. So let’s understand why we pass.

First, let’s understand that our relationship with our allies is at stake. According to

Ana Swanson from the Washington Post, the United States began giving foreign aid to curb other

powers in areas because the Soviet Union and China were trying to spread their influence.

However, the United States wanted to spread the Western model of democracy and market-based

economies to all places. This is actually what we have done. According to the Council on

Foreign Relations, countries like Colombia, after receiving foreign aid, enacted free market-

based economies: a goal that was achieved by foreign aid. If we were to pull all of this money,

this would have catastrophic effects, with the possibility of our allies acting violently or

turning to our competitors. According to the Pew Research Center, in 2019, the United States

and France traded more than 138-billion-dollars in goods and services, our nations have worked

alongside one another, fought together, and this key alliance is lost when we choose to fail.

Second, foreign aid has ripple effects. According to James Glassman from Forbes,

foreign aid isn’t just dropped off in a country: it has a purpose that continues to grow into new

things. For example, in Laos, children are being trained in meal preparation and hygienics in
food. As well, for those suffering from the drought in Ethiopia, after receiving the money,

Ethiopians partnered with the United States Agency for International Development to create new

farming practices to better withstand climate change: something that can help the whole world.

Senators, it’s not just like we are giving money to countries who aren’t making use of it: they are

making uses for the entire world.

Senators, As the wealthiest nation on Earth, the United States has a moral obligation to

help all countries everywhere. If not a moral, an economic: as when we are all prosperous, the

global economy is prosperous. This is the future that we should seek for our allies and our own

country as we can all reap the benefits. This is why I urge you all to pass today’s legislation.
Affirmation Speech:
Population decimated. Destruction of the country’s economic and military capacity.

Thousands killed. Homes destroyed. Families divided. Senators, this was what happened to one

of our most important allies: South Korea, after the Korean War. But, the United States worked

hard to rebuild our shattered ally through foreign aid and enabled South Korea to be a global

partner. Senators, foreign aid is necessary. Foreign aid works. And it’s worked in the past, that’s

why we must do it again with France. This legislation is the key to the very principles we pride

ourselves on. So let’s understand why we pass.

First, let’s understand that our relationship with our allies is at stake. According to

Ana Swanson from the Washington Post, the United States began giving foreign aid to curb other

powers in areas because the Soviet Union and China were trying to spread their influence.

However, the United States wanted to spread the Western model of democracy and market-based

economies to all places. This is actually what we have done. According to the Council on

Foreign Relations, countries like Colombia, after receiving foreign aid, enacted free market-

based economies: a goal that was achieved by foreign aid. If we were to pull all of this money,

this would have catastrophic effects, with the possibility of our allies acting violently or

turning to our competitors. According to the Pew Research Center, in 2019, the United States

and France traded more than 138-billion-dollars in goods and services, our nations have worked

alongside one another, fought together, and this key alliance is lost when we choose to fail.

Second, let’s discuss the points of the negation.

● Starting with Senator

 Senators, As the wealthiest nation on Earth, the United States has a moral obligation to

help all countries everywhere. If not a moral, an economic: as when we are all prosperous, the

global economy is prosperous. This is the future that we should seek for our allies and our own

country as we can all reap the benefits. This is why I urge you all to pass today’s legislation.
Negation Speech:
Population decimated. Destruction of the country’s economic and military capacity.

Thousands killed. Homes destroyed. Families divided. Senators, this was what happened to one

of our most important allies: South Korea, after the Korean War. But, the United States worked

hard to rebuild our shattered ally through foreign aid and enabled South Korea to be a global

partner. Senators, foreign aid is necessary. Foreign aid works. And it’s worked in the past, that’s

why we must do it again with France. This legislation; however, is an insult to the very

principles we pride ourselves on. So let’s understand why we fail.

My first contention- there is nothing to make aid accountable. According to Diplomat

Peter Keo, foreign aid’s biggest downside is that no clear, effective system has been put in place

to hold aid recipients and their governments accountable for resources given to them. And,

when the United States gives aid, there is nothing to ensure it is managed properly and does its

purpose. The United States does nothing to focus on the true problems that keep the countries

poor. According to James Robinson from the Spectator, the United States doesn’t direct where

the money goes: and does nothing to fix the true problems these countries have which are often

deep in their political structure. Oftentimes, the money given goes to the political elite because of

this corruption and they do nothing to help the poor in their country.

Second, let’s discuss the points made by the affirmation.

● Starting with the authorship speech by Senator ______, who suggests that the

United States has a duty with the money it has but contention- private

companies can give more money in place and they’re far more efficient. As

James Bovard from the CATO Institute reported, before World War II, private
 citizens provided almost all of America’s foreign assistance. Senators, this is

what was most successful.

● Next, Senator ________, argues a priority of the United States, according to Sung

Lee from the US Global Leadership Coalition, private companies can give a lot of

money to other countries which helps them more than money that the government

gives because private companies have a purpose and a direction with the

money. For example, private philanthropy companies always have a goal and

intend to accomplish it when giving money. We need to prioritize our private

companies and support their investments as ours have not worked.

Senators, the way we view our current foreign aid is similar to colonialism. It is time

to stop pretending that we can help everyone. We are not the world’s savior or superheroes. I

urge you all to stand with me in firm negation and fail this legislation.