House Acts On Foreign AIDS Help, Debt Relief; Funding Increases Counter GOP Moves The Washington Post | July 14, 2000| | . This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

The House voted yesterday to increase U.S. funding for international debt relief and AIDS funding for poor countries, in an unexpected reversal of the GOP leadership's effort to cut two of the Clinton administration's top foreign initiatives.

The votes came during consideration of a $13.3 billion foreign spending bill and provided the clearest signal yet that Congress is committed to providing more resources to Africa in light of its current health and economic crises. Many lawmakers said they acted after alarming reports this week from an international conference in Durban, South Africa, ...

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