JUDY WOODRUFF: The U.S. now spends $474 million on problems faced by women overseas. And the president’s 2012 budget would add another $372 million. That is just one part of the overall non-military foreign aid budget of $37 billion, which the Republican majority in the House wants to cut.
Amid tensions in the Middle East, the war in Afghanistan, and rising deficits, they argue all foreign aid must be tied to national security.
Yesterday, in an interview, former first lady Laura Bush argued maternal and child health is vital to national security.
VIEW the interview by following the link below:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/world/jan-june11/foreignaid_03-10.html
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Tags: aid, children, Global Health, HIV, national security, women
