Monthly Archives: April 2011
Last week Congress completed work on FY11 funding, as the compromise spending agreement reached by White House and Congressional negotiators was passed by both the House and the Senate and signed into law. The FY11 spending agreement (H.R. 1473) cuts $38.5 billion in discretionary spending and provides $50.1 billion for the International Affairs Budget, an [...]
Last week Congress completed work on FY11 funding, as the compromise spending agreement reached by White House and Congressional negotiators was passed by both the House and the Senate and signed into law. The FY11 spending agreement (H.R. 1473) cuts $38.5 billion in discretionary spending and provides $50.1 billion for the International Affairs Budget, an [...]
Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN), ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations committee, recently released a report, “Fraud and Abuse of Global Fund Investments at Risk Without Greater Transparency” in which he says that “we must be diligent in reviewing all U.S. spending and questioning its necessity and effectiveness.” In response to concerns over recent cases [...]
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be in South Korea this weekend, visiting a country that highlights the potential for transformation from foreign assistance beneficiary to donor and trading partner. Between 1945 and the early 1990s, South Korea received sustained international assistance that supported broad economic growth and led it to “graduate” from the World [...]
This morning, news broke in the U.S. about a tragic bombing in Indonesia, with the New York Times reporting that a suicide bomber blew himself up during prayers in a mosque located inside a police station. At least 28 people were wounded, and antiterrorism officials said this could indicate a new trend of attacks on [...]
Today, President Obama is expected to sign into law the spending compromise that will fund the government for the remainder of FY11. The agreement, which prevented a government shutdown, passed the House yesterday by a vote of 260-167 and the Senate by a vote of 81-19. The bill includes a cut of about 11% for [...]
1. FY11 Spending Agreement Passes House and Senate
2. House Passes FY12 Budget Resolution
3. Administration Officials Testify Before Congress on International Affairs Budget
4. Snapshot: International Affairs Budget
This morning, USGLC Chairman Dan Glickman and Senior Director Mark Green wrote an op-ed for Fox News previewing their testimony today on Capitol Hill. Both former Members of Congress, Glickman and Green called on their colleagues to pass a strong and effective International Affairs Budget at today’s hearing of the House State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee. [...]
