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Major Issues
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Foreign Assistance
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Other Foreign Policy Efforts
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Foreign Assistance
I am proud that I
have been among the Senate's most ardent proponents of humanitarian
and development aid to the world's poorest countries in my capacity
as either Chairman or Ranking Member of the Foreign Operations
Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee.
Every year,
Congress considers a foreign aid appropriations bill that contains
funds to combat HIV/AIDS and many other diseases that kill or sicken
hundreds of millions of people each year. It funds our
international environmental programs which, among many other things
protect tropical forests, endangered species, and the ozone layer.
It contains billions of dollars for disaster and famine relief, aid
for refugees, and other humanitarian programs. It funds activities
to protect human rights, support war crimes tribunals, and train
judges and lawyers in countries with no tradition of the rule of
law. It funds our reconstruction programs in
Afghanistan, as well as our
contributions to the African peacekeeping |
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force in
Darfur, Sudan, and our programs to combat organized crime,
drug trafficking, and the trafficking of women and
children. It provides hundreds of millions of dollars in
aid to the Palestinians, and our aid to more than 100 other
countries. It supports our contributions to UN
peacekeeping, the World Bank, and our educational and
cultural exchange programs. It funds the costs of operating
and protecting our embassies and consulates around the
world. And it funds emergency efforts when needed, such as
in the aftermath of the December 2005 tsunami.
Our
relationships with other countries, and our role as an
international leader, are supported by our willingness to
aid other countries in need. Foreign aid is essential to
many U.S.-backed programs around the world, as well as
protecting our national security interests abroad, and I am
committed to promoting efforts abroad that improve the
quality of life for people around the globe. |
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Sen. Leahy has met with
the United Nation's Secretary General Kofi Anan.
The United Nations is active in human rights issues
around the world. |
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Statements of Sen. Patrick Leahy
Concerning Foreign Assistance
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Statement Of
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, On The Fiscal Year
2008 State And Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill
September 6, 2007
***Audio
and video
available.***
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Senate
Appropriations Committee Passes Fiscal Year 2008 State
And Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill June 28,
2007
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Statement Of Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, State,
Foreign Operations, And Related Programs Subcommittee,
Hearing On FY08 State, Foreign Operations Budget Request
May 10, 2007
Read a complete list of Sen.
Leahy's foreign policy statements. |
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