Reaction To Senator Helms' Speech, The Foreign Policy Agenda 2001, Delivered To The American Enterprise Institute

Bread for the World
Thursday, 11 January 2001

By Rev. David Beckmann, President

"I'm delighted to hear of Senator Helms' call for dramatically improving and increasing foreign aid to poor and hungry people around the world. Bread for the World and hundreds of other organizations are going to ask Congress to support an initiative to cut hunger in half in Africa within the next 15 years, and we look forward to working with Senator Helms."

Bread for the World is a 45,000 member Christian citizens' movement against hunger. Founded in 1974, Bread for the World's members lobby Congress and the administration to bring about public policy changes that address the root causes of hunger and poverty in the United States and overseas. Bread for the World is a nonpartisan organization supported by 45 denominations and many theological perspectives.

Bread for the World's lead legislative goal for this year is to urge Congress to support a U.S. commitment to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Africa. For an additional $1 billion --a penny per day per American -- the United States could lead a global initiative to cut hunger in half by 2015. This money would support continued funding for debt relief in addition to effective poverty-focused development.

For more information, or to contact Bread for the World, see their website at: www.bread.org