Summary
The program at the heart of President Bush's plan to overhaul U.S. foreign aid will not get the big funding boost Mr. Bush wants for the coming fiscal year, senior lawmakers in both parties warned this week.
Even as the new Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) prepares to sign its first aid and reform "compact" with Madagascar Monday, House Appropriations Committee members said Congress was almost certain to slash the MCC's $3 billion fiscal 2006 request.See the full content of this document
Extract
Foreign Aid Program Not Likely to Get Fund Boost
"It's very clear we are dealing with very limited funds," said the committee chairman, Rep. Jerry Lewis, California Republi...
See the full content of this document
Sponsored links
