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July 10, 2009
July 10, 2009The United States Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday passed the Financial Services Appropriations Bill, which includes $697 million in funding for the Small Business Administration (SBA) and its core finance and counseling programs for small businesses. It is a more than $150 million increase from last year. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary Landrieu, D-La., who is also a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee's Financial Services Subcommittee, and Ranking Member Olympia J. Snowe, R-Maine, worked with the Appropriations Committee to raise these funding levels. Full release.
The Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive Act (GROWTH Act, Bill number S. 1425), a bipartisan bill which promotes economic empowerment of women living in poverty worldwide, was introduced in the U.S. Senate today with the support of ten lead sponsors. In today's climate of global economic recession, which is having a harsh impact on women worldwide, the GROWTH Act offers concrete solutions so the U.S. can play a positive role in the economic betterment of the poorest women and their families. Full release.
The American people continue to move to the pro-life perspective on abortion according to the latest Moral Compass survey by the Knights of Columbus and Marist Poll. Full release.
The Southern Poverty Law Center today urged Congress to investigate growing evidence that racial extremists are infiltrating the U.S. military in order to ensure that the armed forces are not inadvertently training future domestic terrorists. Full release.
Bread for the World welcomes the statement issued today by G8 member nations at their meeting in L'Aquila, Italy, on reducing world hunger by increasing agricultural support and development in the world's poorest countries. Full release.
On the eve of his historic trip to Ghana, international humanitarian agency Oxfam called on President Obama to commit to a new partnership for African development built on new resources and new measures to increase transparency and accountability. Full release.