Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) yesterday hosted his inaugural “Opportunity: Africa” conference showcasing the mutual opportunity for business between Delaware and the United States and Africa. [...]
Earlier this week the final FY12 levels for international food aid were agreed to as part of the conference report for the first minibus spending package, which includes the FY12 Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science, and Transportation-HUD Appropriations bills. [...]
Last Thursday, the House State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee held its first in a series of hearings about Afghan corruption problems and U.S. aid to Afghanistan. The hearing comes as part of Chairwoman Lowey’s commitment to investigate concerns about rampant corruption in the country as she withholds $3.9 billion in FY 2011 U.S. assistance for Afghanistan. [...]
Underscoring the growing importance of global food security, the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee approved a draft FY 2011 spending bill yesterday that increases funding for international food aid. This funding complements the House State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee’s approval of a draft spending bill with $1 billion for the President’s Feed the Future initiative to combat [...]
