On the recordJuly 12, 2000
Mr. Chairman, I still reserve my point of order, and will insist on it in just a moment, but just in response to the gentleman, every year the President requests a separate fund for the development of Africa and every year this committee combines Africa into the development assistance and child survival accounts. It is not that we are neglecting Africa. Indeed, if we total up overall everything that we have included this year, we recommend $1.6 billion for Africa. So this is not any omission of recognition of the needs of Africa. We do it. We do not, nor did my predecessor on this subcommittee, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey), earmark funds for countries or regions. We do not have a special regional account for Latin America or for Asia either. I think that we have made it fairly clear to the administration that it is our intent that a minimum amount of $1.6 billion be spent.
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