Monthly Archives: March 2009
March 27, 2009 U.S. Global Leadership Campaign Disappointed with Significant Cuts to President’s Request WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Global Leadership Campaign released the following statement from Executive Director Liz Schrayer on the House and Senate Budget Committees mark-up of their respective FY10 Budget Resolutions: “The U.S. Global Leadership Campaign and our more than 400 [...]
On March 26th, by a party-line vote of 13 to 10, the Senate Budget Committee completed action on its version of the FY10 Budget Resolution. The Committee approved Chairman Conrad’s mark of only $49.8 billion for the International Affairs Budget, a $4 billion or 7.4 percent cut from the Administration’s $53.8 billion request. Completion of [...]
In a disappointing move, the House Budget Committee approved only $48.5 billion in funding for the FY10 International Affairs Budget in its version of the FY10 Budget Resolution. This funding level represents a: $5.3 billion or 10 percent decrease from the Administration’s $53.8 billion request; and $1.3 billion decrease from the total FY09 enacted and [...]
Center National Security Advisory Council member General Michael W. Hagee, USMC (Ret.), former Commandant of the Marine Corps, testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ hearing this week on “Striking the Appropriate Balance: The Defense Department’s Expanding Role in Foreign Assistance.” Nancy Lindborg, co-president of the Center’s sister organization, the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign, [...]
To mark the release of its new report, “Putting Smart Power to Work: An Action Agenda for the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress,” the Center hosted remarks by Deputy Secretary of State Jacob Lew and a high-level panel discussion moderated by Judy Woodruff of PBS’ “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.”
With nearly 1,000 people in attendance or watching the live webcast, the USGLC marked the release of its new report with a speech by Deputy Secretary of State Jacob Lew and a panel discussion moderated by PBS’ Judy Woodruff. Panelists included former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Congressman Jim Leach (R-IA), U.S. Senator Robert [...]
