New Senate Letter on the FY11 International Affairs Budget
A bipartisan group of Senators, led by John Kerry (D-MA), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Kit Bond (R-MO), Richard Durbin (D-IL), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), has begun circulating a letter to Senate colleagues urging Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) and Ranking Member Thad Cochran (R-MS) to fully fund the President’s International Affairs Budget request in the all-important 302(b) appropriations allocations. “We urge you to allocate for the International Affairs Budget no less than $58.8 billion, the amount requested by the Obama administration and in keeping with bipartisan calls from our nation’s foreign policy and military leaders to increase funding for development and diplomacy programs,” the Senators’ letter states. USGLC’s Action Alert goes out this morning, calling on our vast network of leaders across the country to urge their Senators to sign this letter. Click here for sample letter, talking points, and Senate office contact information.
