WASHINGTON, DC –Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat representing the 18th Congressional District of Texas is writing a letter to House Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs, requesting $600 million as part of emergency assistance for the flood hit Pakistan.
This funding request follows the $500 million in aid sent by the United States to Pakistan following the 2005 earthquake, which laid the foundation for an unprecedented international effort to rescue and rebuild Pakistan.
This request for the $600 million assistance to Pakistan is aimed at saving more Lives by averting a Winter Disaster and assure a stable and sustainable recovery following devastating flooding in the spring.
Sheila Jackson Lee also serves as Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security and a senior member of the House Committees on Budget. She is the founder and chair of the Pakistan Caucus.
The Homeland Security Committee and the Pakistan Caucus conducted a CODEL visiting Pakistan and touring the agriculture region impacted by the flooding disaster that created a 62-mile wide lake, destroying crops and other agricultural assets; and saw an enormous loss of life including children.
Congresswoman Jackson Lee was joined by fellow members of the House Pakistan Caucus.
This request, if implemented would be an investment in Pakistan following the devastating earthquake in 2005 proved to be a sound investment in preventing disabling forces in that country following the disastrous earthquake.
The same investment approach in 2022 will yield even more important outcomes by providing much-needed assistance that would save lives; and help counter dictatorships in the region,while enhancing the U.S.-Pakistan relationship.
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