Note: Mrs. Clinton would not be objecting so loudly in her statements to request that Obama "veto" this bill, unless she FIRST received her orders directly from the White House. The Secy of State's office must receive approval from Congress regarding foreign aid. Therefore, if Congress denies approval to "pet project" (such as giving billions, yearly, to the Fatah/Hamas organization),It would not matter if this bill were vetoed - the administration would have to abide by the decision of Congress regarding foreign aid to terrorists. Common sense should prevail - period! The Senate may reject the bill; however, if it passed, unless Obama intends to by-pass Congress (again!) ... the United States should not be funding terrorists.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
ISRAEL MATZAVUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has asked President Obama to veto the foreign aid bill voted by the House Foreign Affairs Committee if it reaches him. In particular, she mentioned provisions cutting aid to the United Nations, and restricting aid to the 'Palestinians,' Egypt and Pakistan.
Clinton said in a letter Tuesday that she would urge President Barack Obama to veto the bill if it passes in both houses of Congress because the measure “would be debilitating to my efforts to carry out a considered foreign policy and diplomacy, and to use foreign assistance strategically to that end,” The Washington Post reported.More here.
The bill cleared the House Foreign Affairs Committee last week in an effort to cut $6.4 billion from the president’s request for $51 billion in foreign aid for 2012. While it has the potential to pass the GOP-controlled House, it’s seen as unable to get through the Democrat-led Senate.
The bill would impose “onerous restrictions” on State Department operations and foreign aid, Clinton wrote, and the “severe curtailing” of dues payments to international groups including the UN and the Organization of American States would be damaging.
The legislation’s proposal to block funding to countries that don’t meet corruption standards “has the potential to affect a staggering number of needy aid recipients,” as do proposals to restrict aid to Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen and the Palestinian Authority. The bill would only allow the flow of money to those countries if the Obama administration was able to certify that no members of terror groups or their sympathizers were serving in their governments.
Brad Goehner, a spokesman for Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), the chairwoman of the House committee, told the Post that the letter was “disappointing, particularly given the current debt crisis, that the Obama administration is fighting to keep sending taxpayer money to foreign organizations and governments that undermine U.S. interests.”
I guess Mrs. Clinton likes the idea of Hamas being a part of the 'Palestinian Authority' and terrorists being on its payroll with the US footing the bill.
