Monthly Archives: March 2011
1. President Signs Two-Week Extension of FY11 Continuing Resolution (CR);
Senate Democrats Unveil Alternative CR
2. Secretary Clinton Testifies Before Congress on the International Affairs Budget
Senate Democrats released their proposed alternative Continuing Resolution (CR) on Friday afternoon which cuts $51 billion relative to the President’s FY11 request. For State-Foreign Operations, which constitutes the vast majority of the International Affairs Budget, the Senate measure provides $50.15 billion, $500 million below current CR levels and $4.2 billion (7.6%) below FY10 levels. The [...]
As Egypt takes uncertain steps toward a post-Mubarak government, Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman recently returned from a visit the region and called for increased aid to Egypt and the Middle East. “With a relatively small investment, we can bring a moderate Arab revolution to a relatively successful conclusion,” said Senator Lieberman. Senator McCain [...]
The State Department is putting smart power to work as signs of implementing the recent Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) continue to emerge. The QDDR emphasized the need to build capacity at the State Department for conflict prevention and stabilization, and the State Department recently released a new website for the Civilian Response Corps. [...]
Our civilian investments in frontline states are not only essential to securing a lasting and sustainable peace, but are also more cost-effective than continued military presence. That was one of the messages that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered to the House Foreign Affairs Committee when testifying on Tuesday in support of the President’s FY2012 [...]
Negotiations between House and Senate leadership and the White House began Thursday with a White House proposal to cut an additional $6.5 billion from current spending levels in addition to the $4 billion cut already contained in the short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) the President signed on Wednesday. The White House has yet to announce the [...]
Yesterday, after passing the Senate by a vote of 91-9, President Obama signed into law a two-week extension of the current Continuing Resolution (CR) to avoid a government shutdown and give congressional leaders more time to work out an agreement on the level of spending cuts for the final six months of FY 2011. The [...]
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent Tuesday and Wednesday on the Hill in support of the President’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2012 and sounding the alarm about the deep cuts recently passed by the House for Fiscal Year 2011. Testifying in front of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and [...]
Yesterday, Secretary of State Clinton testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, making a strong case for why the International Affairs Budget is a cost-effective investment. She said “shifting responsibilities from soldiers to civilians actually saves taxpayers a great deal of money. For example, the military’s total OCO request worldwide will drop by $45 billion [...]
This month two of the more than 400 USGLC member organizations set an important milestone. Procter & Gamble and World Vision worked together to provide their 3 billionth liter of clean drinking water to the developing world. Through this partnership, World Vision uses their global reach to help ensure more people around the world have [...]
