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Bread for the World
Church Leaders Urge U.S. Congress to Support U.S. Foreign Aid Reform Bill
June 7th, 2009
U.S. church bodies, convened by the Christian anti-hunger advocacy group Bread for the World, are petitioning Congress to pass the Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 2139). The bipartisan bill starts the process of overhauling U.S. foreign assistance programs to make them more efficient and focused on fighting poverty. "People of faith want our country's foreign assistance to do the best job possible of helping hungry and poor people around the world," said Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World. "U.S. foreign assistance is helping save millions of lives, improving agricultural productivity and increasing school enrollment. But more...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-06-07)
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