A Response From Senator Robert P. Casey Jr.

From: Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr.
senator@casey. senate.gov
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 7:34 PM
Subject: Response from Senator Casey

Dear Reverend Earhart:

Thank you for taking the time to contact me regarding The Global Poverty Act of 2007. I appreciate hearing from all Pennsylvanians about the issues that matter most to them.

On December 7, 2007, Senator Obama introduced The Global Poverty Act. Globally, about one billion people live in households with incomes of less than a dollar a day. The Global Poverty Act of 2007 would require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty. This legislation includes no binding provisions on the U.S. government nor appropriates any U.S. funds.

I also believe in the goal of reducing poverty worldwide. For this reason, in September of 2007, I introduced The Jubilee Act for Responsible Leading and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2007. This bill would expand bilateral and multilateral debt cancellation for an additional 25 nations and ensure the benefits from debt cancellation will not be squandered. In order to achieve sustainable advances out of poverty and reduce dependency on foreign aid, countries must break out of the vicious debt cycle that diverts their scarce fiscal resources away from valuable domestic programs.

Please rest assured that I will be following the progress of these bills closely and will continue to fight for the poorest of the poor around the world. Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. Please do not hesitate to contact me in the future about this or any other matter of importance to you.

If you have access to the Internet, I encourage you to visit my new web site, http://casey.senate.gov/ . I invite you to use this new online office as a comprehensive resource to stay up-to-date on my work in Washington, request assistance from my office or share with me your thoughts on the issues that matter most to you and to Pennsylvania.

Sincerely,
Bob Casey
United States Senator

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