International Affairs Budget

Congress is in the midst of fierce budget battles as the threat looms of sequestration—a series of automatic budget cuts set to be implemented on January 2, 2013 unless Congress agrees on an alternative deficit reduction plan.  On September 11, 2012, InterAction sent a letter, signed by 166 organizations, to Capitol Hill asking that Congress use the Senate’s fiscal year 2013 overall funding level for the International Affairs Budget.

“As you work towards larger deficit reduction and finalize the budget for fiscal year 2013, we urge you to demonstrate bold leadership by stopping sequestration and supporting the Senate’s funding levels for the International Affairs Budget in order to protect its poverty-focused accounts,” reads the letter.  “We simply cannot afford further deep cuts that put lives and America’s moral and strategic interests at risk.”