Our Nation cannot afford to continue to seek military solutions to global problems. The alternative budget attempts to slow the rapid growth of security and military assistance. while at the same time increasing development assistance programs. Americans are sympathetic to ending hunger. disease. and poverty throughout the world and the alternative budget continues slight increases in development assistance programs. including a 1percent increase in the Public Law 480 food and peace assistance and refugee assistance. and an 8percent increase for the Peace Corps and refugee assistance. The baseline funding is retained for international organizations and foreign information and exchange activities. The alternative budget continues funding levels for multilateral development banks of $1.4 billion. that includes $75 million for the special facility for Africa to address the critical economic crisis in Africa.