Political Quotes

“the amendment I am offering addresses the most fundamental challenge facing current and future generations: the alarming rate of human population growth, which underlies virtually every environmental, developmental, and national security problem facing the world today. This amendment increases voluntary family planning assistance by $100 million, and pays for the increase through a three-quarters of one percent across-the-board cut in all other foreign assistance provided by the bill. This increase will bring the U.S. international population contribution to $669 million for fiscal year 1995--a significant step closer to achieving the funding levels called for in the 1989 Amsterdam Declaration, the multinational plan for making voluntary family planning assistance available universally by the year 2000. I would like to commend the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey], and the members of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee for providing a total of $569 million in fiscal year 1995 for population programs, which is a $59 million increase over the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1994.”