Jeremy Kadden

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Title: 
Senior Legislative Manager
Phone: 
202-552-6578
Department: 
Policy & Communications

Jeremy Kadden is the Senior Legislative Manager at InterAction, covering budget and appropriations.  He works closely with the administration as well as with Congressional staff and Members to ensure robust U.S. foreign aid funding.  He also collaborates with other InterAction public policy staff and senior policy leadership of InterAction members to push for specific priorities in the humanitarian, relief and development arenas that have a Congressional or executive branch nexus.

 

Before coming to InterAction in August 2012, Jeremy worked on Capitol Hill for seven years, covering foreign affairs and appropriations work for Reps. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) and Jim Kolbe (R-AZ).  Before that, he was a Research Assistant at the American Enterprise Institute.  He received a Master’s Degree in international relations from Cambridge University in 2001 and a BA in history from Columbia University in 2000.

 

Jeremy lives in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington with his wife Jana and their son, Siggy.  He is a very active member of his synagogue and loves to bike, sing, and cheer for the Nationals.

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Latest Budget Development in U.S. House Threatens Progress on Global Poverty

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Submitted by Jeremy Kadden on Fri, 07/19/2013 - 11:50am

The House Appropriations subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations (SFOPs) today approved their proposed  fiscal year 2014 spending plan for the Department of State and the U.S.

InterAction Analysis: President Obama's 2014 Budget

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Submitted by Jeremy Kadden on Mon, 04/22/2013 - 9:46am

In the $3.77 trillion budget that President Obama unveiled this month, he includes $52 billion for the International Affairs Budget (150 account) for fiscal year (FY) 2014. Of that, $48.2 billion is for the account's "base" budget, while $3.8 billion is in Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO). How does that compare to past funding for these critical accounts? How does it break down for specific programs? Here's InterAction's analysis.

President’s Request Moves OCO Funding into the Base International Affairs Budget

The Good, the Bad and the Budget: What Obama's Plan Means for Foreign Aid

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Submitted by Jeremy Kadden on Wed, 04/10/2013 - 6:03pm

The $3.77 trillion budget proposal that the Obama Administration rolled out today contains mixed news for supporters of international aid. His plan includes boosts to some health and development programs, and overall higher funding levels for foreign assistance than what Congress has put forward. But his funding recommendation is still a decrease from previous years, and specific cuts he proposes to humanitarian programs are cause for concern.

IA Analysis: What's Next for Foreign Assistance

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Submitted by Jeremy Kadden on Thu, 03/07/2013 - 1:09pm

Now that the across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration have come down, the smoke is starting to clear to reveal just what the damage will be to foreign assistance accounts that support lifesaving programs around the world.

InterAction Analysis: What The Fiscal Cliff Deal Could Mean For Foreign Aid

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Submitted by Jeremy Kadden on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 12:44pm

The last-second, nail-biting fiscal cliff agreement that Congress passed Jan. 1 is mostly focused on taxes, rather than spending, as has been widely reported. As a result of the deal, most of us have heard by now that the bill permanently extends Bush-era income tax cuts for individuals earning up to $400,000 and couples making up to $450,000, allows tax rates to rise for those earning more than that, and changes the tax code in a number of significant ways. 

Beyond The "Fiscal Cliff:" Congress And The 2013 Federal Budget

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Submitted by Jeremy Kadden on Fri, 12/07/2012 - 3:33pm

Many Americans are focused right now on the impending “fiscal cliff,” a package of across-the-board spending cuts and tax hikes set to take effect Jan. 1. But let’s not forget about that other impending fiscal decision that has been delayed for months – the 2013 budget. As those budget negotiations continue, it is critical that foreign assistance funding not suffer disproportionate cuts.
 

Foreign Assistance Cuts Will Cost Lives

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Submitted by Jeremy Kadden on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 5:05pm

 

Besides all the talk about the “fiscal cliff,” Congress still hasn’t passed any long-term spending bills for fiscal year 2013, which began on October 1, 2012.  While they have passed a stopgap “continuing resolution,” which would last until almost the end of March, that “CR” sets spending at essentially the same level as in 2012, so it is more of a “band-aid” solution than a final package. This means that funding for all sorts of programs – domestic, international, defense and otherwise – are stuck at last year’s spending levels.