Speaker. this rule will allow the House to proceed to the consideration of the foreign operations appropriations bill expeditiously. The agreement provides a total funding level of $26.3 billion. including $13.9 billion for foreign assistance accounts and $12.3 billion for the United States contribution to the IMF. It fully funds the foreign assistance requests for Israel and Egypt. provides loan guarantees for Israel. funds democratic initiatives in the Soviet Union. increases funding to meet the growing needs of refugees. and provides more than $200 million for emergency assistance for the Balkans and Africa. Finally. the bill provides more than $350 million for programs to assist children. I want to commend Chairman OBEY for including social recommendations of the Select Committee on Hunger.
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