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Something Shaking on the House Floor

July 26th, 2007 at 5:13 pm | posted by Virginia Simmons

Farm Bill — The House is debating the rule to consider the Farm Bill now. The Fairness Amendment will be the first amendment considered after the rule is passed.

News on other ONE priorties:

GROWTH Act — Senator Hutchison has agreed to co-sponsor the GROWTH Act bill with Senator Durbin. One of our super volunteers, hand delivered 4,672 letters from ONE members asking Sen. Hutchison to be the lead cosponsor of the bill!

Global Poverty Act - is scheduled for markup on Tuesday, July 31st — We have been working to build committee support for this bill so that it will pass through committee unopposed.

-Erin Erlenborn, ONE Government Relations Director

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One Response to “Something Shaking on the House Floor”

  1. Debbie K Says:
    July 26th, 2007 at 10:26 pm

    Thanks very much, Erin, for the GOOD NEWS on Sen Hutchison’s co-sponsorship of the GROWTH Act! She is my Senator and I have been making district office visits here in Austin to talk with her staff about our movement to end extreme poverty and funding levels for PEPFAR, the Global Fund and the MCA for FOUR YEARS now!

    I’m very pleased to see that some of my efforts over the years were not in vain.

    I will thank her staff soon when I schedule a time to meet with them regarding funding levels in the FY 2008 budget due for a vote this Fall.

    This news really made my night. Thanks, Erin. ~

    Take very good care of each other. Blessings - not just for those who kneel.

    ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE - debbie :)

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