Military assistance programs. which aid many of these same countries. and which can truly be described as U.S. security programs. are funded at $326 millionor more than onethirdlower in the continuing resolution than in this bill. Multilateral assistance fundsincluding funds to insure the continued veto power for the United States in the World Bankare $200 million in budget authority and $1.2 billion in callable capital lower in the continuing resolution than in this bill. U.S. bilateral assistance programs. including funds for agriculture. health. population control. education. energy. private voluntary organizations. refugees. disaster assistance. narcotics control. American schools and hospitals abroad. and the private trade and development program. are nearly $600 million lower in the continuing resolution than in this bill. As everyone agreed during the debate last week on the continuing resolution. that is not a good way to run the Government.
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