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Article: REP. BERMAN CALLS ON PRESIDENT BUSH TO INCREASE THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BUDGET

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December 21, 2007
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Rep. Howard L. Berman, D-Calif. (28th CD), issued the following news release:

Rep. Berman, joined by 124 bipartisan colleagues in the House, sent a letter to President Bush urging him to increase the International Affairs Budget for the next fiscal year.

"It's critically important that we increase the international affairs budget - both as an expression of U.S. compassion for those in need, and as a means to strengthen our own national security," said Rep.Berman. "This budget supports an array of important programs - from peacekeeping efforts in Darfur, to peacemaking in the Middle East, to efforts to combat HIV/AIDs - that contribute to global stability and make Americans safer."

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