Publication Date:
Thu, 2011-07-21 01:58
The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday began
consideration of the legislation that would cut $6.4 billion from President
Barack Obama's request of $51 billion for the State Department and foreign
operations in the next budget.
Chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said the bill puts
Pakistan on notice that it is no longer business as usual. The bill would bar
civilian and security aid to Pakistan unless the secretary of state can certify
to Congress that Islamabad is pursuing terrorists in their midst and helping the
US in investigate how Osama Bin Laden managed to live unscathed deep inside
Pakistan.
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