U.S. foreign assistance has helped reduce child deaths, improve agricultural capacity and increase school enrollment. But more lives can be saved if we improve the way we deliver foreign aid.
Currently, our government's global development policies and programs are scattered across 12 departments, 25 different agencies and nearly 60 government offices. A more efficient foreign assistance system -- with better coordination, better accountability and better clarity -- means that people get help faster and more effectively. And it means less waste and more impact for our tax dollars.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee will consider a bipartisan bill, H. R. 2139 or the Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009, after the Memorial Day recess. This historic bill will require the Obama administration to develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy for global development and includes other initial reforms to make U.S. foreign assistance more accountable.
Write your Representative to cosponsor the bill today!
11:49 am PST, Nov 6,Name not displayed, Virginia
Foreign aid is extremely important in helping to increase economic stability in the world, which is in the interests of the U.S. We need to continue foreign aid and also to make it as efficacious as possible.
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8:15 am PST, Nov 6,Kyle S, New Jersey
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4:33 am PST, Nov 6,Jamie Sunderland, Canada
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3:37 pm PST, Nov 5,Tory Stewart, California
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1:43 pm PDT, Oct 11,Christina Anderson, Canada
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11:36 pm PDT, Oct 7,Kyle Pounds, Colorado
I agree that scattering forieng aid across 12 departments, 25 different agencies and nearly 60 government offices is inneficient. Foriegn aide should be the responsibility of one office. That way there won't be the same thing given to the same group twice and it will be easier to keep track of who needs what and who has enough.
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1:28 am PDT, Oct 7,Gail Schraeder, Nebraska
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4:24 am PDT, Sep 30,Scott Hanna, Texas
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7:34 pm PDT, Sep 20,Carey Avallone, California
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9:56 am PDT, Sep 15,Gonçalves Maria Dulce Vaz, Portugal
