Wednesday, February 23, 2011

A Tale of Two U.S. Global Development Budgets


It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Welcome to budget season FY2012…and FY2011. Adding to the usual budget chaos in Washington this time of year is not one, but two budgets. President Obama released his FY2012 budget request yesterday. Meanwhile Congress is still trying to settle FY2011 funding levels (four months after the fiscal year began) before the current continuing resolution expires on March 4. A first glimpse of the proposed House levels for FY11 and President Obama’s FY2012 request suggest never the twain shall meet.

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