AIDS, foreign assistance big budget winners

The Washington Times story, February 09, 2005:

The FY2006 budget proposed by the Bush Administration would increase foreign aid spending by nearly 16 percent, to $22.8 billion. "AIDS prevention and overseas assistance would get major increases under President Bush's budget, which calls for a big boost in foreign aid programs even as U.S. farmers, veterans and train riders face cutbacks." Thus, the State Department and U.S. foreign assistance and diplomacy programs proved to be unexpected winners in the bureaucratic infighting that lead to the fiscal 2006 federal budget released by Mr. Bush on Monday.