Dale Bumpers: “Zero. You are wrong, Senator. It is less than 2 percent. Here is a program that was going to be matched 50-50 with…”

“Zero. You are wrong, Senator. It is less than 2 percent. Here is a program that was going to be matched 50-50 with private money and ultimately be all private money from foundations and individuals. And there you have it, $30 million of the taxpayers' money, and less than 2 percent of it is private. And who gets it? And I do not mind telling you, this is the most offensive part of it to me, just as it would be the most offensive part to any citizen in America if they knew about it. Now, you see most people know about the Agency for International Development because that costs almost a half billion dollars. They know about the U.S. Information Agency because that costs almost a half billion dollars. They know about foreign aid because that is 12 to 15 billion dollars. All of those programs are designed to foment and enhance democracy around the world. And then we come in with a little piddly amount here. How did we get this thing passed in the first place? It is exactly like Dante Fascell said. "We bought them off." Who did they buy off? You see this CIPE? FTUI? NDI? IRI? You see this "R" right here in IRI. You know what the "R" stands for? Republican. The Republican party gets 11.1 percent of that $30 million I just showed you. And what do you think this big "D" is in NDI? Democrat. That is right. The Democrats get 11.1 percent. The Democrats used to get quite a bit more. And now they have got us down equal to the Republicans. We both get 11.1 percent.”