{"id":12109,"date":"2015-12-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/core3-789-core3.d2.worldvision.org\/media-center\/world-vision-praises-passing-of-omnibus-fding-bill"},"modified":"2022-11-01T14:08:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T21:08:39","slug":"world-vision-praises-passing-omnibus-funding-bill","status":"publish","type":"media-center","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/about-us\/media-center\/world-vision-praises-passing-omnibus-funding-bill","title":{"rendered":"World Vision Praises Passing of Omnibus Funding Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&rdquo;2\/3&Prime;][vc_single_image image=&rdquo;13197&Prime; img_size=&rdquo;medium&rdquo; add_caption=&rdquo;yes&rdquo; alignment=&rdquo;center&rdquo;][vc_column_text]<strong>WASHINGTON (December 18, 2015) &mdash;<\/strong><a href=\"\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"\/\">World Vision<\/a> applauds the House of Representatives and the Senate for passing an FY16 omnibus appropriations bill that largely supports and protects funding that helps the most vulnerable children and families around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We thank Congress for expressing the goodwill of the American people who are eager to share their blessings in order to provide lifesaving assistance for millions of families. These foreign assistance programs lift families out of poverty, provide needed food assistance, and ensure the availability of vital health services to save the lives of mothers and children,&rdquo; said World Vision U.S. President <a href=\"\/about-us\/press-center\/media-contacts\/richard-stearns\" data-cke-saved-href=\"\/about-us\/press-center\/media-contacts\/richard-stearns\">Rich Stearns<\/a>. &ldquo;We applaud Congress for addressing some of the most devastating humanitarian crises of our time, particularly the needs of <a href=\"\/our-impact\/syrian-refugees\" data-cke-saved-href=\"\/our-impact\/syrian-refugees\">refugees<\/a> and displaced people in the Middle East and combating <a href=\"\/our-impact\/child-protection\" data-cke-saved-href=\"\/our-impact\/child-protection\">child labor<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Over the past several months, World Vision advocates and donors have conducted meetings, made phone calls and sent emails to Members of Congress to voice support for poverty-focused development and humanitarian accounts.&nbsp; As a result of these efforts, many of these programs have received strong funding in the omnibus bill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Foreign assistance shows the generosity and goodwill of the American people,&rdquo; added Lisa Bos, World Vision&rsquo;s Director of Government Relations, &ldquo;We are called to help the widow and the orphan, and U.S. government programs have played a significant role in improving and saving lives around the world.&nbsp; We thank Congress for their support which will help ensure this success continues.&rdquo;[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>About <\/strong><a href=\"\/\"><strong>World Vision<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong><br>\nWorld Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization conducting relief, development, and advocacy activities in its work with children, families, and their communities in nearly 100 countries to help them reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.&nbsp;For more information, please visit <a href=\"\/about-us\/media-center\/\">www.WorldVision.org\/media-center\/<\/a>&nbsp;or on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/WorldVisionUSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WorldVisionUSA<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&rdquo;1\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-highlights field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\">\n<ul>\n<li>FY16 omnibus appropriations bill helps most vulnerable children and families around the world<\/li>\n<li>Bill includes critical increases to development and humanitarian 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