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House Foreign Affairs Committee Passes State Department Authorization Bill

By: Staff Person
August 11, 2009

Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) and other bipartisan Members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs (HCFA) deserve credit for passing H.R. 2410, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, which would provide funding for the State Department to carry out diplomacy and development programs…[and] we urge U.S. leaders to move forward with modernizing the U.S. foreign assistance system.”

Senator Kerry Makes Public Commitment to Elevating Development and Reforming Foreign

By: Staff Person
August 11, 2009

MFAN strongly supports the Chairman’s pledge to introduce legislation that will begin the process of modernizing the U.S. foreign assistance system in order to make sure these investments are more coordinated and transparent, as well as more effective at getting help to the people who need it most.

Passage of Kerry-Lugar Amendment Restores Critical International Affairs Funding to Budget Resolution

By: Staff Person
August 11, 2009

The amendment’s sponsors, Sens. John Kerry (D-MA) and Richard Lugar (R-IN), the respective chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, deserve special recognition for their leadership. The amendment shows that they believe the United States must stay deeply engaged with the rest of the world, and we are particularly heartened that it allows for continued U.S. global development programs that alleviate poverty, fight disease, create opportunity, and foster sustainable security for people in poor countries.

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