FY11 Budget Update Center

Welcome to the USGLC FY11 Budget Update Center!

All you need to know about the FY11 International Affairs Budget Request

- USGLC Budget Analysis
          – The USGLC’s detailed analysis on the FY11 International Affairs Budget request
          – Account by Account Summary
          – Administration’s Executive Budget Summary

- USGLC Press Statement
           – The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition praised the Obama Administration’s $58.5 billion FY 2011 International Affairs Budget request, and urges Congress to fully fund the request.
          – Read the full Press Statement
          – USGLC Letter to President Obama

- USGLC Fact Sheets
– Fact Sheet on the FY11 International Affairs Budget request.
– How the International Affairs Budget promotes national security.

- Letters to Congress
          – USGLC Military Leaders Letter to Congress
          – Congressional Black Caucua Letter to Chairman Spratt
          – Bi-partisan letter to President Obama, signed by 247 members of Congress.
          – U.S. Chamber of Commerce letter in support of the International Affairs Budget

- USGLC Membership Toolkit
– Talking points, sample press release and sample alert to help support the FY11 International Affairs Budget.

- Statements supporting the President’s FY 11 International Affairs Budget Request

– Chairman Kerry Welcomes President Obama’s Request For International Affairs Budget:

“The President’s budget request is critical to achieving key foreign policy priorities. I’m pleased that the President has requested significant funds to support our efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This budget request demonstrates the President’s commitment to funding life-saving development programs in global health, food security, climate change, and global poverty. Congress and the Administration will closely examine how we carry out these programs to maximize the impact of every dollar. I look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress to pass a strong international affairs budget this year.” Read Sen. John Kerry’s full statement here.

– Chairman Berman Calls President’s International Affairs Request “an Essential Ounce of Prevention”:

“The President’s budget request recognizes that fully protecting our national interests means more than military might; diplomacy and foreign assistance need resources, and together they account for just over one percent of the federal budget. In these tough economic times, it’s particularly important to invest in an ounce of prevention so that we won’t need a pound of cure.” Read Rep. Howard Berman’s full statement here.

– Secretary Clinton Urges Congress to Invest in the International Affairs Budget:

“At a time of change and challenge at home and abroad, these investments will enhance the security of Americans, assure the future American leadership, and help build the foundations of peace, stability, and prosperity in the years ahead.”

Excerpts from Senate & House Committee Hearings on the FY11 International Affairs Budget

– USAID Administrator Shah Urges Congress to Invest in Development:

“Investment in development has never been more strategically important than it is today. Helping nations to grow and prosper is not only the moral obligation of a great nation; it is also in our national interest.”

Excerpts from Administrator Shah’s Testimony before House Committees

- Other Congressional Statements on the Budget

– Statement by Sen. Kent Conrad, Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee

– Statement by Rep. John Spratt, Chairman of the House Budget Committee

– Visit the USGLC’s Budget Information Center for links to the Majority and Minority Committee websites.

- What Others are Saying About The President’s FY 11 International Affairs Budget Request

– “ Save the Children commends President Obama on his proposed fiscal year 2011 budget submission that significantly increases the U.S. Government’s investment in maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition.” Read Save the Children’s full statement here.