,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #aa1      
#bjac,mr4 ,ellison submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that a   
,global ,marshall ,plan holds the       
potential to demonstrate the commitment 
of the ,united ,states to peace and     
prosperity through poverty reduction in 
the ,united ,states and abroad4         
,whereas after ,world ,war ,,ii1 the    
,united ,states established a program to
 provide for the reconstruction of      
,europe1 named after ,general ,george   
,c4 ,marshall and commonly referred to  
as the ,marshall ,plan2 ,whereas by     
providing assistance to ,europe through 
the ,marshall ,plan1 the ,united ,states
 recognized the direct link between     
economic growth and political stability2
 ,whereas in #aidh1 ,united ,states     
financial support of the ,marshall ,plan

 represented a generous #ac percent of  
the ,federal budget2 ,whereas the       
,marshall ,plan made possible new       
measures of international cooperation by
 promoting ,european economic           
integration which has enhanced the      
security1 freedom1 and prosperity of the
 ,united ,states and the world2 ,whereas
 the ,united ,states established foreign
 assistance programs1 as prescribed by  
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa1 
with a goal of the encouragement and    
sustained support of the people of      
developing countries in their efforts to
 acquire the knowledge and resources    
essential to development and to build   
the economic1 political1 and social     
institutions which will improve the     
quality of their lives2 ,whereas in     
announcing the ,millennium ,challenge   
,account on ,march #ae1 #bjjb1          
,president ,george ,w4 ,bush stated ,the
 advance of development is a central    
commitment of ,american foreign policy4 
,as a nation founded on the dignity and 

value of every life1 ,america's heart   
breaks because of the suffering and     
senseless death we see in our world4 ,we
 work for prosperity and opportunity    
because they're right4 ,it's the right  
thing to do42 ,whereas the ,world ,bank 
reports that #b1djj1jjj1jjj people      
worldwide live on less than #b per day2 
,whereas the ,united ,states has one of 
the highest levels of poverty among     
industrialized countries2 ,whereas the  
,united ,states should also work toward 
improving the life of its own poorest   
population1 as #ae percent live below   
the ,federal poverty level2 ,whereas    
#a1fej1jjj households in the ,united    
,states are in extreme poverty1 as      
defined by each person living on less   
than #b per day2 ,whereas there are more
 than #dg1jjj1jjj persons living on     
incomes less than the ,federal ,poverty 
,level1 including nearly #aa1jjj1jjj    
,african-,american persons1 nearly      
#b1jjj1jjj ,asian persons1 and more than
 #ac1jjj1jjj ,hispanic persons2 ,whereas

 at the ,united ,nations ,millennium    
,summit in #bjjj1 the ,united ,states   
joined more than #ahj countries in      
committing to work toward the ,united   
,nations ,millennium ,development ,goals
 to improve life for the world's poorest
 people by #bjae2 ,whereas more than    
halfway to the #bjae deadline to achieve
 the ,millennium ,development ,goals1   
major advances in the fight against     
poverty and hunger have begun to slow or
 even reverse as a result of the global 
economic and food crises1 a progress    
report by the ,united ,nations has      
found2 ,whereas empowering people in the
 ,united ,states and abroad to support  
themselves will provide a solid         
foundation for global economic recovery2
 ,whereas the economic gap between the  
rich and the poor is even greater today 
than it was following ,world ,war ,,ii1 
when the ,united ,states ,congress      
deemed the ,marshall ,plan essential to 
the security of the ,united ,states2    
,whereas reducing poverty may assist in 

warding off harsh conditions that       
extremists may exploit to rally support 
for political violence2 ,whereas ,united
 ,states citizens and nongovernmental   
organizations have proposed a new       
,global ,marshall ,plan1 including--    
7#a7 providing increased funding to     
eliminate poverty1 homelessness1 hunger1
 inadequate education1 and health care  
domestically and globally in addition to
 restoring the global environment2  7#b7
 revising existing trade and other      
agreements in which the ,united ,states 
is currently involved so that such      
agreements favor improving the lives of 
the poor around the world1 and          
approaching future agreements with like 
intent2 and  7#c7 providing training to 
children and adults worldwide in        
techniques of nonviolent communication1 
diversity1 environmental sustainability1
 family and parental support1 stress    
reduction1 emergency health techniques1 
diet and exercise1 and caring for others
 who are in need of help2 and ,whereas a

 ,global ,marshall ,plan1 embracing a   
strategy of generosity1 would reaffirm  
the ,united ,states commitment to ending
 global and ,united ,states poverty3    
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the  
sense of the ,house of ,representatives 
that-- 7#a7 the elimination of poverty  
and hunger should remain key foreign and
 domestic policy goals for the ,united  
,states2  7#b7 a ,global ,marshall ,plan
 holds the potential to transform       
development assistance in a manner that 
would significantly reduce poverty2 and 
7#c7 the ,president should implement a  
,global ,marshall ,plan to increase     
,united ,states assistance towards the  
elimination of poverty4