Historic $2.4B Aid Increase Passes House!


Dec 20th, 2007 5:21 PM EST
By Virginia Simmons

Last night the House voted to pass the Senate’s version of the fiscal year 2008 omnibus spending bill,

The legislation includes a historic $2.4 billion increase for global poverty programs – money that will literally save thousands of lives.

Happy Holidays.

-Virginia Simmons

TAGS: Funding, Omnibus Bill

 

  1. Shawn Bureshsays: Dec 24th, 2007 10:01 PM EST

    December 24, 2007 at 10:01 pm

    Imagine all the lives these dollars will save or improve. http://www.ONE.org

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