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Last week, Republican Congressional leaders announced they would fully support President Clinton's proposal to allocate $435 million to the global $90 billion debt relief initiative. Rep. Sonny Callahan (R-Ala.), the ranking member of the House committee controlling the foreign aid budget, calls this step "the noble thing to do," although it remains unclear what exactly caused this dramatic turnaround after a decade of apprehensions about any such measure...
Whatever the reason for Callahan's decision, it definitely marks a turning point in the congressional leadership's approach to the issue. Now it is time for both the House and the Senate to act. We strongly urge them to take this issue seriously and save America the embarrassment of being the only major industrial country not willing to pay its share in the largest global debt relief effort to date...
...Callahan characterized any continuing legal action as a technical issue...
...This changes a lot and it's a tremendous boost. Everyone here is happy about it," Callahan said...
...Callahan said the top items on the TUGSA agenda are increasing health benefits, raising wages and ensuring affirmative action and anti-discrimination programs...