The Millenium Challenge Corporation…
As a fellow blogger has already posted, we were visited by former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on Saturday morning, the last day of the Power 100 Summit. He had some important information to pass on to all ONE advocates…
The Millenium Challenge Corporation is an experiment in developmental aid. Americans would pay 2 cents out of each tax dollar to the Corporation, which the Corporation would then put to good use as aid for African countries. The importance behind the Corporation is that it would decide how to best use the aid money so that it is NOT wasted in Africa. It implies the use of transparent transactions. However, the Millenium Challenge Corporation is having a hard time gaining acceptance from Congress; Congress dislikes the Corporation because it takes power away from Congress to decide where aid money would go and puts it into smarter hands. The Corporation needs our support as ONE members… let our politicians know that we’re behind the Millenium Challenge Corporation. Demand accountability. Demand progress. Demand this plan.
