Stop Illegal and Mislabeled Fish from Entering U.S. Markets
…fish. Broaden the definition of IUU fishing. Page 48 of the explanatory statement for the recently-passed Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill directs NOAA to expand the definition of IUU…
Developing Our Way out of WMD Terror
…and development goals of the international community. For instance, the United Nations and donor states have a unique opportunity to use a security instrument (1540), drawing upon “security” appropriations, to…
Gordon Adams is quoted in Bloomberg News on estimate of Syria strike cost
…that it won’t seek added funds to pay for a strike, said a Defense Department official and a Republican aide on the House Appropriations Committee. Both requested anonymity because they…
A Greater Kashmir Development Authority
…Federal appropriations. Since 1959, it has been self-financed through revenue generation and by borrowing. Oversight is needed here, as well: the TVA has now amassed significant debt. The TVA model…
The US Vietnam Relationship and War Legacies: Looking to the Future
…continue to support these issues.” Tim Rieser, Democratic Clerk of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on state and foreign operations, Senior Foreign Policy Aide to Senator Patrick Leahy “There’s no question…
National Security Implications Related to the Personal Importation of Prescription Drugs
…of bills being introduced in Congress to ease restrictions on importation of pharmaceuticals from foreign countries, the FY 2007 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, which includes a provision to lift the…
U.S. Priorities for Reducing the Risk of Nuclear Terrorism
…nuclear security effort. Under both President Obama and President Trump, both budget requests and legislative appropriations for nuclear security programs have been declining for years. Some of this decline is…
Op-ed by Laicie Heeley in The Hill on Congress Budget Fight
…appropriations to follow. Unfortunately, while Congress has been steadfast in its ability to move bills, lawmakers have yet to prove they can make the lasting decisions that will allow the…