In a statement released earlier today, the Reverend David Beckmann, President of Bread for the World, urged US Congress to fully fund President Bush's $3 billion request for the MCA for FY 06.In June the House Appropriations foreign aid subcommittee approved only $1.75bn for the MCC next year, which is well below the administration's request for $3bn. The cut is part of a larger reduction reflected in the $20.3 billion foreign aid bill approved unanimously by the subcommittee.The statement also applauded the MCA compact the United States and Cape Verde signed on July 4 in Praia.On July 13, Cape Verde's Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira Neves, MCC CEO Paul Applegarth, Bread for the World President David Beckmann, and CGD Senior Fellow Steve Radelet will discuss the compact and its potential impact on Cape Verde's economic growth and poverty reduction programs. Learn more and RSVP
