Media CenterCRS Rejects Current Administration's Proposed Cuts to U.S. Foreign Aid
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Nikki Gamer
Catholic Relief Services
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, Jan. 14, 2020 – Bill O’Keefe, executive vice president for Mission, Mobilization and Advocacy at Catholic Relief Services (CRS), issued the following statement in response to the current administration’s rescissions package.
“We strongly oppose the current administration’s proposal to withdraw already allocated international assistance, which includes life-saving humanitarian aid. COVID-19 threatens jobs, food systems and the social safety net in nearly every corner of the globe. We cannot turn our backs on our brothers and sisters in need. Poverty-reducing assistance to marginalized communities is not only a moral imperative but also in our nation’s best interest.
We call on Congress to reject the rescissions package, and to affirm support for principled U.S. global leadership. Further, we urge the incoming administration to recall the rescissions package. Doing so ensures that Congressionally appropriated funds, meant to reduce suffering, lessen poverty and promote stability, are spent as intended.”
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Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. The agency alleviates suffering and provides assistance to people in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding. For more information, visit www.crs.org or www.crsespanol.org and follow Catholic Relief Services on social media in English at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube; and in Spanish at: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Nikki is the Senior Public Affairs Manager for CRS and connects journalists to regional stories and sources related to the agency’s life-saving development work. Previously, Nikki worked as the Communications Officer for the Middle East, Europe, and Central Asia. She has covered CRS’ response to the Syrian refugee crisis and the mass displacement...More
