Monthly Archives: April 2010
Demonstrating the important role the International Affairs Budget plays in our national security, Secretary Gates and Secretary Clinton both wrote Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) this week expressing their support for the President’s full $58.5 billion request. “I strongly believe a robust civilian foreign affairs capability, coupled with a strong defense capability, is [...]
Yesterday, Senate Budget Committee Chair Kent Conrad (D-ND) cut President Obama’s FY11 International Affairs Budget request by $4 billion, or 7%, ignoring bipartisan Senate support and calls from national security leaders to bolster funding for development and diplomacy. Most troubling of all is that Conrad’s entire cut to discretionary spending in the FY 11 budget is [...]
Strategically-made investments can be a crucial factor in lifting developing countries out of poverty and in protecting millions from diseases. Evidence of this has come in the form of a new joint report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership. The report finds that significant investments in malaria control [...]
Cuts to President’s International Affairs Budget Request Disregard “Smart Power” Consensus Washington, DC — The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition today released the following statement from Executive Director Liz Schrayer on Senate Budget Committee Chairman Conrad’s cut to the International Affairs Budget: “The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) is deeply disappointed with the decision by Senate [...]
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) is expected to cut the President’s FY 2011 International Affairs Budget request by $4 billion, or 7%, when his Committee begins its mark-up this afternoon. This is unfortunately consistent with his actions over the past several years of cutting vital funding for development and diplomacy programs and is [...]
Rare as it is in America’s hyper-partisan political culture to find agreement on major issues, something of a consensus has emerged on the need for increased civilian resources in foreign policy, and improved civilian-military integration. On this, Republicans and Democrats, military personnel and their civilian counterparts, agree. During his recent trip to Afghanistan, Deputy Secretary [...]
Yesterday, a bipartisan group of 31 Senators wrote to Senate Budget Committee Chairman Conrad (D-ND) and Ranking Member Gregg (R-NH) encouraging adoption of the President’s full $58.5 request for the International Affairs Budget.
Yesterday, a bipartisan group of 31 Senators wrote to Senate Budget Committee Chairman Conrad (D-ND) and Ranking Member Gregg (R-NH) encouraging adoption of the President’s full $58.5 request for the International Affairs Budget. This letter is very timely as the Senate Budget Committee begins debate tomorrow around the FY 11 budget resolution – and our [...]
From Blue Dogs to Progressives, House Leadership Urged to Support Increasing Civilian Capacity WASHINGTON, D.C. – From the Blue Dogs to the Progressives, impressive momentum is building from Democrats on Capitol Hill calling on their leadership to support the President in boosting funding for the International Affairs Budget. Over the last month, several powerful letters [...]
With key decisions still being made by Congressional leaders about how to move forward on the FY 11 budget and the FY 10 supplementals for Afghanistan and Haiti, several hearings are on tap this week that will focus on key parts of the International Affairs Budget. Tomorrow morning, USAID Administrator Raj Shah will testify before [...]
