Despite an overall reduction in US assistance to former Soviet republics, the House yesterday voted 337 to 86 for a $397 billion Omnibus Appropriations bill that maintains assistance to Armenia at $90 million for the 2003 fiscal year. As reported by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), the Senate is scheduled to vote on this measure today.
Let us note that the fiscal year 2003 foreign aid bill calls for $760 million in assistance to former Soviet republics, a $24 million reduction from last year.
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