We are going to ask them to go forth and use it productively to promote democracy. I am not sure that they would quiet down long enough at the town meeting. once you finished saying what you wanted to. for you to leave the room. What on Earth is this? As this chart shows. we spend $383 million in the U.S. Information Agency. $296 million in AID. much of It to promote democracy around the world. Senators have all been there. I have been to refugee camps. I have talked to people running for office in various parts of the world. Senators know what we spendhundreds of millions of dollars to do that.