The Senate concurred with the House yesterday on another three week extension of the current continuing resolution, and it is now ready for the President’s signature.  Earlier this week, General David Petraeus testified before both the House and the Senate Armed Services Committees.  He couldn’t have been clearer when asked by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) [...]

Despite the recent spike in global food prices and efforts to make food security a priority, current budget concerns are jeopardizing critical programs. The multilateral component of the USAID’s Feed the Future initiative, The Global Agriculture and Food Security Fund (GAFSP), is in danger of vanishing because of slashes to multilateral assistance accounts.  Held up [...]

The Senate is expected to pass today a three-week extension of the current Continuing Resolution (CR), which cuts an additional $6 billion in spending, including $17 million from the International Affairs Budget. The new CR extension will expire on April 8, giving Congressional leaders and the White House more time to work out a budget [...]

General David Petraeus testified before the Senate and House Armed Services Committees this week to update Congress on developments in Afghanistan and to make a clear and compelling case for a strong and effective International Affairs Budget as an essential part of our national security.  General Petraeus and Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michelle Flournoy [...]

This morning, we joined our colleagues from USGLC member organizations on Capitol Hill to personally make the case for a strong and effective International Affairs Budget. Caterpillar and World Vision may not seem to have much in common, but we both know how investing 1% of our federal budget in international affairs programs earn important [...]

Today, members of the USGLC, representing organizations ranging from Bread for the World to Boeing, will take to Capitol Hill to personally make the case to more than 70 members of Congress or their staffs that a strong and effective International Affairs Budget is a critical part of national security funding. Also this morning, USAID [...]

Today, the House is scheduled to vote on a three-week extension of the current Continuing Resolution that cuts an additional $6 billion in discretionary spending.  An increasing number of Republicans have said they will oppose the extension, including Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), the Chairman of the Republican Study Committee.  The extension cuts $17 million from [...]

This week, the House and Senate are expected to pass a three-week extension of the current Continuing Resolution that cuts a total of $6 billion in discretionary spending, extending it to April 8. The extension cuts $17 million from the International Affairs Budget, all from the International Fund for Ireland. As the world continues to [...]