WASHINGTON, DC \u2013Congresswoman 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Congresswoman Jackson Lee was joined by fellow members of the House Pakistan Caucus.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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