Jim Kolbe: “I feel very strongly, as the gentlewoman does herself, that we should continue to invest in multilateral efforts to…”

“I feel very strongly, as the gentlewoman does herself, that we should continue to invest in multilateral efforts to improve the health of women and families in the developing world. And that is exactly what the programs of UNFPA go for. I have been a long-time supporter of family planning programs and specifically of the United Nations Family Planning Agency. I feel that the administration's position has hurt our efforts to support valuable life-saving programs. Nonetheless, that is a position that has been taken, and that is the reality of where we are. As we take this bill to conference, however, if there continues to be no resolution of the U.S. contribution to UNFPA, I want the gentlewoman to know I will be happy to work with her in an effort to make sure that the increased resources that would not be available to UNFPA are set aside for bilateral family planning programs.”