Monthly Archives: April 2009
In a rare joint appearance, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates appeared together before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, April 29th, to discuss the Administration’s $83.4 billion FY09 Supplemental request, including $7.1 billion for the International Affairs Budget. During the hearing, Secretaries Clinton and Gates reinforced the importance of increasing [...]
On April 27th, the House-Senate Budget Conference Committee formally approved the FY10 Concurrent Budget Resolution recommending $51 billion for the FY10 International Affairs Budget. This funding level represents: A $1.2 billion or 2.5 percent increase over total FY09 enacted and projected spending of $49.8 billion; An increase of $2.5 billion or 5.1 percent over the [...]
House and Senate Budget Conferees are expected to meet the week of April 27th to finalize the details of the FY10 Concurrent Budget Resolution to work out differences in overall discretionary spending. The House resolution allocated $7 billion less than the Obama Administration’s $1.096 trillion request, while the Senate resolution provided $15 billion less than [...]
On Friday, April 10th, the Obama Administration formally submitted to Congress its $83.4 billion FY09 Emergency Supplemental request , which includes $7.1 billion for the International Affairs Budget primarily for assistance programs and embassy operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Administration has asked Congress to complete consideration of its FY09 Supplemental spending request by [...]
Congress began a two week recess following approval by the House and Senate of their respective versions of the FY10 Budget Resolution setting the stage for a Budget Conference Committee during the week of April 20th when Congress reconvenes. After rejecting four substitute budgets proposed by the Congressional Black Caucus (113 to 318), the Congressional [...]
The U.S. Global Leadership Campaign (USGLC) applauds the Senate for adopting the Kerry-Lugar Amendment by unanimous consent to restore $4 billion cut by the Senate Budget Committee to the FY10 International Affairs Budget. Full funding of the International Affairs Budget at the President’s $53.8 billion request ensures America has the essential “smart power” tools of [...]
In an extraordinary show of support this afternoon, the Senate approved by unanimous consent the Kerry-Lugar Amendment to the Senate Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res.13), restoring a $4 billion cut to the FY10 International Affairs Budget approved last week by the Senate Budget Committee. Approval of the Kerry-Lugar Amendment restores funding to the Administration’s request level of [...]
April 1, 2009 Senate’s Bipartisan Support for President’s Request Critical to National Security, Economic Prosperity Washington, DC – The U.S. Global Leadership Campaign today released the following statement from Executive Director Liz Schrayer on the Senate’s unanimous passage of the Kerry-Lugar amendment to restore $4 billion in FY2010 International Affairs funding that was cut by [...]
