Claim: Because of the Alliance for Progress program, economic assistance to Latin America nearly tripled between fiscal year 1960 and fiscal year 1961; then between 1962 and 1967, the US supplied $1.4 billion per year to Latin America.
Evidence: Because of the program, economic assistance to Latin America nearly tripled between fiscal year 1960 and fiscal year 1961. Between 1962 and 1967 the US supplied $1.4 billion per year to Latin America.