October 30, 1997
Congress Increases AmeriCorps' Budget
Congress has approved a $25-million increase in federal funds for the AmeriCorps national-service program for the new fiscal year, which started October 1.
That was welcome news to a program that faced the threat of a $200-million cut under the House of Representatives' original proposal.
The deal worked out by Congress -- if approved by President Clinton, as expected -- would set the budget for AmeriCorps and related programs at $425.5-million. Mr.
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