Seattle Times, February 26, 2008
by Dick Nelson
It's hard to understand why conservatives would attack Rep. Adam Smith's Global Poverty Act ["Smith: Poverty act critics' real target is Obama," Local News, Feb. 21, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004193014_poverty21.html].
That bill, co-sponsored by 84 U.S. House members - including Reps. Norm Dicks, D-Bremerton; Jay Inslee, D-Bainbridge Island; Rick Larsen, D-Lake Stevens; Jim McDermott, D-Seattle; and Dave Reichert, R-Auburn - simply requires that U.S. foreign-aid policy and programs be aligned with the Millennium Development Goals our nation approved in 2000 with 190 other nations in a commitment to improve life for the world's poorest people.
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