The Millennium Challenge Corporation: A Progress Report : Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, October 5, 2004

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Page 4 - Mr. Chairman and Senator Young, I have a statement which with your permission I would like to put in the record, and I would like to briefly summarize that statement. My name is Arnold Mayer. I am the legislative representative of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen of North America (AFL-CIO).
Page 2 - September 11 attacks, President Bush and Secretary Powell prevailed upon Congress to boost foreign affairs spending. We began the process of filling the budgetary hole that we had dug for ourselves in the 1990s.
Page 1 - The Senate Budget Committee cut the President's request by a billion dollars. On the Senate floor, I offered an amendment to restore the cut, and that (1) amendment succeeded.
Page 2 - President's foreign policy budget request at a time of our greatest diplomatic crisis in decades. This is the equivalent of cutting the defense budget in time of war.
Page 2 - As a percentage of gross domestic product, foreign affairs programs are still about 40 percent below their average levels in the 1980s.
Page 1 - Congress has demonstrated a parsimonious attitude toward the 150 account, which funds foreign assistance, embassy operations, cultural and educational programs, contributions to international institutions, and many other aspects of our outreach to the world.
Page 33 - Board reviewed whether countries that passed this screen also demonstrated a commitment to undertake policy reforms that would result in improvements in deficient MCC policy indicators.

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