Must Reads Who’s in the News Despite Budget Crisis, Bill Gates Pushes Continuing Foreign Aid (Imtiyaz Delawala, ABC News) Despite economic crisis rippling around the world, Microsoft Co-Founder and Chairman Bill Gates is pushing countries to continue foreign aid efforts to poor and developing nations, saying that every dollar of aid “makes a huge difference.”  Gates, co-chair [...]

In advance of the G20 meeting of the world’s largest economies next week in France, President Obama penned an opinion editorial in the Financial Times. He wrote, “Finally, the G20 nations must deepen co-operation on the range of global challenges that affect our shared prosperity…As we promote the development that gives nations a path out [...]

With the clock rapidly ticking toward the November 18 expiration of the FY12 Continuing Resolution (CR) – and acknowledgement now from Appropriations leaders that another CR until mid-late December will be necessary – the Senate is preparing to take up another “minibus” appropriations package next week that could include the State-Foreign Operations Appropriations bill (S. [...]

This morning, the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or Super Committee, is holding its third public hearing to discuss discretionary spending. In his testimony before the committee, Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf highlighted how much had already been cut from this small slice of the budget pie, saying “Lawmakers have already taken significant [...]

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently highlighted the importance of “economic statecraft” in maintaining U.S. global leadership.   In speeches at the Center for American Progress and the Economic Club of New York, she acknowledged that the United States faces economic hardships due to the recession and emphasized a comprehensive approach focused on how our global [...]

Who’s In the News The military can do more with less (Sen. Lindsey Graham, Politico) As a member of Congress, I have strived to be a strong supporter of a robust national defense and a good steward of taxpayer dollars. But increasing budgetary pressures now are forcing us to ask whether the military can do [...]

This morning, The State newspaper showcased Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) continued leadership to protect American security. Sen. Graham said “I’m a Ronald Reagan Republican. I would like to shape worldly events rather than watch the world fall apart. That means you have to be engaged.” Must Reads USGLC in the News Foreign aid serves U.S. [...]