Пресові повідомлення
06 серпня 2010
Washington, D.C. (UNIS) – After months of deliberations and hearings, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its FY2011 proposed budget for U.S. foreign assistance programs. The Senate State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee, chaired by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and ranking member Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), approved the $54.1 billion bill on Thursday, July 29th. The President’s request, submitted in February to Congress, for FY (fiscal year) 2011 was $56.6 billion. Speaking during the Senate Committee vote, Chairman Leahy reiterated: “Although we could not fully fund the increases requested by the President, this bipartisan bill goes a long way to enhance the capacity of the department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to carry out security, diplomacy and development programs.”
