Dan Boren: “in the next few months, Congress will begin the process of restructuring the U.S. foreign aid program. The last…”

“in the next few months, Congress will begin the process of restructuring the U.S. foreign aid program. The last comprehensive foreign assistance act was passed in 1961. The aid program and agencies established in that legislation were set up to address America's needs at the height of the cold war. Thirty years later, we have seen the end of the cold war and a complete alteration of the international scene. We can no longer wait to update our foreign aid program and make it answerable to the needs of our country in this new world. For this reason, I commend, first, the Clinton administration for making the restructuring of U.S. foreign aid a priority for this year, and, second, Senator Sarbanes and the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Trade, Oceans and Environment, which he chairs, as they prepare to take up legislation for a Foreign Assistance Act of 1994. As we prepare to begin debate on foreign assistance, it is my hope and desire to ensure that the issue of aid for trade is included within this debate.”