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May 07, 2009
May 7, 2009AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest non-profit HIV/AIDS organization in the US, which currently provides medical care and services to more than 100,000 individuals in 21 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, today chided President Barack Obama for retreating on his commitment to global AIDS. In his Fiscal Year 2010 Budget, released earlier today, the President proposes only $6.6 billion allocated for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for 2010 while just last year as a Senator, Obama voted for $9.6 billion in annual funding for the landmark global AIDS program created by President George W. Bush. Full release.
Today, the White House unveiled its Fiscal Year 2010 budget request, proposing level funding for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins Act) at $1.3 billion. The Perkins Act is the primary source of federal funding that supports local education programs that connect education and real-world careers. The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) appreciate the level funding proposal, but a stronger investment is needed to meet the growing needs of the students, the economy and the workforce. In order to build a pipeline of skilled workers and address critical education challenges such as reducing the dropout rate, funding for the Perkins Act needs to be at least $1.4 billion for FY 2010 to support secondary and postsecondary career and technical education (CTE) programs. Full release.
Sen. Ben Nelson's (D-Neb.) ties to the health and insurance industries raises serious questions for Nebraska residents about their Senator's views on health care reform, according to a new report issued today by the nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group Public Campaign Action Fund. Full release.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today on President Obama's plan to cut an additional $17 billion from the budget for the coming fiscal year. "President Obama and the New Direction Congress are united in our commitment to restoring fiscal responsibility and eliminating waste, fraud and abuse in government spending." Full release.
The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU), a nonprofit research organization committed to studying U.S. domestic and foreign policy, will release its newest report on the future of Pakistan at a congressional briefing on Monday, May 11, from 10:30 to 11:30 am at the Rayburn House Office Bldg. Full release.
Today, in response to reports that the President's budget includes funding to continue the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program for 1,700 students, Jeanne Allen, President of the Center for Education Reform, released the following statement. Full release.
One in six young children live on the brink of hunger in 26 states in the U.S., according to a new report issued today by Feeding America. The rate of food insecurity in young children is 33 percent higher than in U.S. adults, where one in eight live at risk of hunger. Full release.