Secretary Clinton Announces Additional Aid For Somalia

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that additional funding from the US that will be sent to Somalia to help those in need (0:48)

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Economic Support In Egypt, Tunisia As Important As Political, Says Geithner

Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner talks about the importance of economic support of Middle Eastern countries at a hearing Wednesday. (0:23)

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Former U.S. Ambassador To Pakistan: U.S. Should Direct Aid Towards The Needs Of Pakistan's People

Former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Wendy Chamberlin, says the US should direct aid given to Pakistan towards the needs of the Pakistani people. (0:27)
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Former U.S. Ambassador To Pakistan: Aid Needs To Be Directed Towards Pakistani People

Former US Ambassador to Pakistan, Wendy Chamberlin, said that US aid to the people of Pakistan should be based on the needs of the people, not merely based on a limiting budget passed by Congress. (0:27)
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Building institutions important to foreign aid according to Melendez

Sen. Menendez (D-N.J.) says institution-building is the most important part of foreign aid even though it does not bring immediate dividends. (0:43)
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Menendez says foreign aid beneficial to both sides

Sen. Menendez (D-N.J.) sees foreign aid to Latin and South America as mutually beneficial for them and the United States. (0:41)
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Ron Paul says State Department never considered whether Georgian aid could be better spent here

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) describes an exchange yesterday before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs when he asked a representative of the State Department whether they ever considered whether the aid money sent to Georgia could be better used to help people in the United States. Paul says the State Department official responded, "Nope, never thought of that." Paul was speaking at a press conference on third-party presidential candidates at the National Press Club. (0:39)
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Foreign assistance always demands more

At a hearing held by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Richard Greene, deputy director of U.S. foreign assistance at the State Department describes how there are always more variables to consider in foreign assistance, but there is also more promise and hope. (0:31)
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Poor foreign aid system threatens national security

At a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Congressman George Voinovich (R-Ohio) says the current U.S. foreign aid system is a "cumbersome...relic of the Cold War" requiring consolidation.
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