Monthly Archives: December 2010
The House is finalizing a full-year Continuing Resolution this week that would fund the federal government at roughly FY10 levels, with some adjustments to specific programs made. While the Administration has proposed some changes to the International Affairs Budget relative to FY10 levels, it remains unclear how it will be affected. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman [...]
Washington, DC— The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition today released the following statement from USGLC Co-Presidents Bill Lane and George Rupp: “As various deficit reduction proposals circulate, one of the consistent themes emerging is the need to broaden our definition of national security and keep it a funding priority. We agree with both the Presidential Debt [...]
1. Congress Extends Continuing Resolution through December 18
2. Debt Commission Calls International Affairs Part of National Security
(As Appeared in La Stampa, Italy – November 22, 2010) Kurt Volker Having worked to convince NATO allies to stay committed in Afghanistan, President Obama now returns home, where questions about America’s role in the world may be growing in the wake of this month’s mid-term elections. Clearly, the U.S. mid-term elections were not about [...]
A new poll shows Americans continue to vastly overestimate the amount of foreign assistance given by the United States.
Congress returns this week as the House is preparing to extend the Continuing Resolution, now set to expire on December 18, for the rest of the fiscal year. House Democrats favor a long-term CR in order to prevent Republicans from potentially inserting cuts once they assume the majority next year. The House’s plan, to be [...]
“Can U.S. foreign aid reform and a Republican-led House of Representatives coexist?” asks John Norris of the Center for American Progress. Where some see gridlock, Norris suggests the chances may actually be good. In a recent report, he points out that there is actually a good deal of common ground between President Obama’s Policy Directive [...]
A new poll shows Americans continue to vastly overestimate the amount of foreign assistance given by the United States. Conducted by the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) at the University of Maryland, the November poll finds the median estimate of the percentage of the federal budget most Americans think is spent on foreign aid [...]
Last night, the Senate cleared a two-week extension of the Continuing Resolution (CR) through December 18. The House had voted to extend the CR earlier this week. This will give Congress more time to resolve the outstanding appropriations bills. Democrats favor passing an omnibus package or a year-long CR, while Republicans favor a short-term CR [...]
Former President George W. Bush called for renewed attention to combating HIV/AIDS in the Washington Post in honor of World AIDS Day. “America has a direct stake in the progress and hope of other nations,” he said, noting that combating HIV/AIDS can have a major impact in improving lives, economies, and security around the world [...]
