FOREIGN AID BILL LIKELY TO PASS SENATE NEXT WEEK
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) Associated Press reports "party leaders whipped the foreign aid bill" after the U.S. Senate restored President (John F.) Kennedy's authority to extend trade privileges to Poland and Yugoslavia.
Associated Press said it is likely, as a result, that the bill will pass the Senate next week.
The vote defeated the effort by Senator Frank J. Lausche* (D-Ohio) to strike from the bill the provision restoring authority in the matter to the President.
JFK+50 NOTE
Just as AP predicted, HR-7885, the Foreign Assistance Act passed the Senate (11-15-63) & the final bill was signed into law by LBJ on Dec 16, 1963.
JFK had originally requested $4.5 billion but the final bill reduced it to $3.4 billion. In signing the bill, LBJ expressed dissatisfaction with the reduction.
By comparison, the foreign aid budget for the United States in 2026 is $48.3 billion with the Trump administration proposing a reduction to $33 billion in 2027.
*Frank John Lausche (1895-1990) was born in Cleveland, Ohio & earned his LLB at Cleveland State University. FJL served as mayor of Cleveland 1942-1944, Governor of Ohio 1945-1947 & 1949-1957 & U.S. Senate 1957-1969.
SOURCES
"Foreign Assistance Act of 1963," Congress.Gov, www.congress.gov/
"Senate Leaders Pushing Aid Bill Toward Passage," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., November 9, 1963, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
