Monthly Archives: December 2010
House and Senate Pass Continuing Resolution to March
As a midnight deadline for funding the government approached, last night, the House approved the same short-term continuing resolution (CR) as the Senate, sending the bill to the President’s desk for signature. This measure will fund the government through March 4, and will fund the International Affairs Budget at $52.9 billion, 10% lower than the [...]
The Senate is due to vote this afternoon on a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) that will extend funding for the federal government until March 4. This morning, a procedural motion to move forward with the CR passed the Senate 82-14. The CR will fund the International Affairs Budget at $52.9 billion, 10% lower than the [...]
A new article popped up in Foreign Affairs yesterday about why civilians should reclaim stabilization aid by Michael Young. Young is the Regional Director for Asia, Caucasus, and the Middle East at the International Rescue Committee, a USGLC Global Trust member. In his article, Young makes a compelling case for why aid should not be [...]
The Senate will vote no later than tomorrow on another Continuing Resolution (CR), which will fund the federal government until March 4. Late last week, an omnibus package proposed by Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) was pulled from the floor due to Republican opposition over higher spending levels and earmarks. Congress passed a three-day [...]
Last week, USGLC Executive Committee Chair Ritu Sharma appeared on MSNBC to talk about the International Violence Against Women Act. Also the Co-Founder and President of Women Thrive Worldwide, Ritu appeared on NewsNation with Tamron Hall to cover this important topic. Please click here to watch her appearance!
This morning, USAID Administrator Shah was interviewed by Christiane Amanpour on ABC’s This Week, discussing the Feed the Future Initiative and in particular childhood nutrition. Shah told her that poverty and malnourishment of children is a “solvable problem” and focused on USAID’s efforts to purchase high quality food assistance from local farmers and private companies in order [...]
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced last night he was pulling the recently-released omnibus package for FY 2011. Reid said democrats could not muster the 60 votes necessary for passage, nor for the year-long Continuing Resolution (CR) passed by the House last week. Instead, the Senate will pursue a short-term CR funding the government [...]
Today, the State Department and USAID launched the first-ever Foreign Assistance Dashboard, bringing an unprecedented new level of transparency to International Affairs programs. This innovative tool delivers on the promise of the just-released Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) to put a strong focus on transparency and accountability in civilian-led smart power programs. The Foreign [...]
This morning, the Administration released a progress report on Afghanistan and Pakistan and clearly pointed out the importance of civilian power, stating “the denial of extremist safe havens cannot be achieved through military means alone, but must continue to be advanced by effective development strategies.” The executive summary of the Afghanistan and Pakistan Annual Review [...]
