Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing to review the President’s budget request for foreign assistance. The hearing is entitled “The FY 2016 Budget Request: Assessing U.S. Foreign Assistance Effectiveness."
Chairman Royce on the hearing: “We are facing increasing radicalism in the Middle East and North Africa, grave humanitarian crises in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan and the Central African Republic, Russian aggression in Europe, and growing repression of democratic voices across Africa and Latin America. There are also opportunities to increase our prosperity that we can bolster. Of course, in today’s environment, resources are limited. The bar for justifying U.S. foreign assistance must be high. It is more important than ever that U.S. foreign assistance is efficient, effective, and supports our national security. This hearing will give Members an opportunity to examine the President’s budget request for the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Millennium Challenge Corporation - the agencies charged with promoting democratic values and reducing poverty through economic growth."
What.
Hearing: The FY 2016 Budget Request: Assessing U.S. Foreign Assistance Effectiveness
When.
10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17
Where.
2172 Rayburn House Office Building
Witnesses.
The Honorable Alfonso E. Lenhardt
Acting Administrator
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Honorable Dana J. Hyde
Chief Executive Officer
Millennium Challenge Corporation
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***Coverage note: All Foreign Affairs Committee proceedings are webcast live at foreignaffairs.house.gov/live-video-feed.
