S.2433 - Global Poverty Act of 2007 Sponsor: Barack Obama / 110th Congress

Title
110th Congress - A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. hidemore...
Summary
A bill to require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day. (by CRS)
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The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.

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More Taxes to decrease world hunger by Tiffany Hsieh, Mar 14, 2008 (4:17am)

This bill and its companion bill HR 1302 try to help the world meet one of the UN’s millenium development goals to cut extreme poverty in half. It commits the US to spend 0.7% of its GNP on foreign aid. A vast array of organizations support the passage of this bill to help reduce global poverty. On the other hand, many conservative groups are appalled at the thought of a possible tax increase. They also disapprove of the UN in general and do not support the use of tax dollars to promote UN goals.

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