Last night, 150 ONE members from across the country joined on a ONE conference call to learn more about lobbying their member of Congress during the upcoming August recess. Joining the call from ONE HQ was Josh Peck, Internet Director; Erin Erlenborn, Director of Government Affairs; and myself from our Field department.

Here are the highlights:

• Lobbying your Member of Congress is one of the most powerful ways to use your voice in the fight against extreme poverty and global disease.

• We walked through step-by-step how to set up a meeting with your member of Congress. You can find that information here.
• During this August recess, ONE is pushing four pieces of legislation: the U.S. Commitment to Child Survival Act, the Education for All Act, the GROWTH Act, and the Jubilee Act.
• While it may be intimidating to set up a meeting, remember that your member of Congress wants to hear what you have to say and it’s not as hard as it looks.

Thanks so much to everyone who joined. For those of you that missed the call, check out the August recess lobbying page and set up a meeting with your member of Congress today.

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