Clinton: $7.1 Billion Big Sum But Only A Fraction

Posted by University of New Mexico/Talk Radio News Service on April 23, 2009 |

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

This morning U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and stated that the $7.1 billion requested in supplemental funds for State Department operations and foreign assistance is a significant sum but expressed that it is only a fraction of what the U.S. spends each year on national security. (00:35)

 
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April 23, 2009

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