Small and misunderstood.
The always small and always misunderstood foreign assistance budget faces on-going threat because it has no obvious constituency. Except — it does! People of faith and courage ARE its natural constituency. Please take a minute to contact your Senators and Representatives to say thank you for their bipartisan support! A U.S. global footprint helps to protect the most marginalized people around the world. And let them know we have their backs in budget debates!
AT-A-GLANCE:
The International Affairs Budget is made up of "accounts" (in government-speak) that are collectively called the tongue-twisting "Poverty-Focused Development Assistance” or PFDA for short. These “accounts” are the federal government's budgets for programs that address health, development and humanitarian aid. Learn more...