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Friends Committee on National Legislation
Increase funding for international disaster aid and HIV/AIDS treatment.
An amendment introduced by Reps. David Obey (WI), Henry Hyde (IL), and Tom Lantos (CA) to the fiscal year 2007 Foreign Operations appropriations bill to increase funding for International Disaster and Famine Assistance for Darfur by $50 million and for the Department of State Global HIV/AIDS Initiative by $50 million by offseting funding for Egypt by $100 million.Citizens for Global Solutions
H.A. 980 to H.R. 5522 Fiscal 2007 Foreign Operations Appropriations / Health and Development.
The Obey amendment would have increased funding for International Disaster and Famine Assistance for Sudan by $50 million; increased funding for the Department of State Global HIV/AIDS Initiative by $50 million; and reduced funding for Egypt by $100 million.