columnist] Mary O’Grady continues to conflate the roles of many rebuilding organizations working in Haiti and continues to ascribe decision-making power to both President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton where it never existed.” [Bruce Lindsey, Wall Street Journal, 3/25/15] Clinton Foundation Chairman Lindsey: The InterAmerican Development Bank Gave A “Road-Building Contract” To Brazilian Construction Firm OAS SA In 2009, And Both “Happen To Be Among The More Than 300,000 Individuals And Organization That Have Donated To The Clinton Foundation.” “[Mary O’Grady’s] latest piece focuses on a road-building contract granted in 2009 by the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB)—an organization in which neither President Clinton nor Secretary Clinton have ever had any decision-making role or authority whatsoever. But because both the IDB and OAS SA, the Brazilian construction firm that was awarded the contract, happen to be among the more than 300,000 individuals and organizations that have donated to the Clinton Foundation, Ms. O’Grady has dreamt up a conflict of interest that simply does not exist.” [Bruce Lindsey, Wall Street Journal, 3/25/15]  Clinton Foundation Chairman Lindsey: “Neither President Clinton Nor Secretary Clinton Have Ever Had Any Decision-Making Role Or Authority Whatsoever” Over The IDB, And So O’Grady “Has Dreamt Up A Conflict Of Interest That Simply Does Not Exist.” “[Mary O’Grady’s] latest piece focuses on a road-building contract granted in 2009 by the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB)—an organization in which neither President Clinton nor Secretary Clinton have ever had any decision-making role or authority whatsoever. But because both the IDB and OAS SA, the Brazilian construction firm that was awarded the contract, happen to be among the more than 300,000 individuals and organizations that have donated to the Clinton Foundation, Ms. O’Grady has dreamt up a conflict of interest that simply does not exist.” [Bruce Lindsey, Wall Street Journal, 3/25/15] Clinton Foundation Chairman Lindsey: “The Clinton Foundation Has Received Only One Donation From That OAS, In 2013, For The Very Specific Purpose Of Sponsoring A Clinton Global Initiative Meeting In The Firm’s Home Country, Brazil.” [Bruce Lindsey, Wall Street Journal, 3/25/15] Clinton Foundation Chairman Lindsey: “Although The IDB Has Been A Longtime Supporter Of The CGI, President Clinton, Secretary Clinton And The Clinton Foundation Have Never Been Involved In The Contract Between OAS And The IDB.” [Bruce Lindsey, Wall Street Journal, 3/25/15] Clinton Foundation Chairman Lindsey: “The Clinton Foundation’s Efforts Are Lifting Lives, Improving Incomes And Creating Sustainable Economic Growth In Haiti.” [Bruce Lindsey, Wall Street Journal, 3/25/15] CLINTON FOUNDATION STAFF Bill Clinton: “We Currently Have 2,100 Staff And Volunteers In A Total Of 36 Countries.” “In 2011, after ten years of rapid growth, we decided we needed to review our organization and management practices. As many companies and organizations have done, we engaged an outside firm – Simpson Thacher – to help us review both our governance approach and internal operating practices. Essentially, the review said we needed stronger management staff full-time in New York, where most of our U.S.-based staff are located, and a larger, more independent board. We currently have 2,100 staff and volunteers in a total of 36 countries.” [Bill Clinton Letter, Clinton Foundation, 8/16/13] Clinton Foundation Has Kept “Overhead Costs… At About A Low 8 Percent For Most Of The Last Decade, Rising Only To Above 11 Percent In 2012 As We Invested To Support Our Growth.” “The review told us that my passion to keep overhead costs down – at about a low 8 percent for most of the last decade, rising only to above 11 percent in 2012 as we invested to support our growth – had gone on too long and that the Foundation needed better coordination without dampening the entrepreneurial spirit that infuses all our initiatives.” [Bill Clinton Letter, Clinton Foundation, 8/16/13]