Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3159) to direct the President, in consultation with the Department of State, United States Agency for International Development, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Department of Defense, to establish guidelines for United States foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 3159 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. GUIDELINES FOR UNITED STATES FOREIGN DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE. (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to evaluate the performance of United States foreign development assistance and its contribution to policy, strategies, projects, program goals, and priorities undertaken by the United States, to foster and promote innovative programs to improve the effectiveness of United States foreign development assistance, and to coordinate the monitoring and evaluation processes of Federal departments and agencies that administer United States foreign development assistance.…”