Local volunteers lobby Congress for bigger budget for Peace Corps
March 7th, 2005 by Jason Pearce.The Athens News – Athens,OH,USA
President George W. Bush allotted $345 million to the Peace Corps on Feb. 7 for fiscal year 2006, which was a $28 million increase from 2005. The organization’s current budget of $317 million was previously the highest appropriation in its history. …