foreign aid

GREGG AMENDMENT INCREASES AID TO JORDAN

Release Date: May 16 2008

For Immediate Release:

May 16, 2008

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Andrea Wuebker/Laena Fallon

GREGG AMENDMENT INCREASES AID TO JORDAN

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, yesterday offered an amendment to increase assistance to Jordan by $300 million, providing a total of $650 million in the fiscal years 2008 and 2009 Supplemental Appropriations bill.  The amendment was unanimously accepted.

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