Hillary Clinton held a town hall meeting in Pahrump, NV, on Monday and ONE volunteer and Pahrump resident Sharon Whalen was there to ask Senator Clinton about her commitment to ONE.

During the Q and A Sharon asked Senator Clinton what she would to do as president to educate the millions of children around the world who do not have access to free primary education.

Senator Clinton noted Sharon’s ONE t-shirt and what an important issue this is to her, she went on to say how familiar she is with ONE’s efforts to raise awareness about the issue.

Hillary told the audience that education is a key element to alleviating extreme poverty and that many of these children end up receiving their education through extremist Islamic madras’s. “Educating these children is an issues of national security,” Hillary told the crowd.

Sharon gave Senator Clinton a ONE wristband and we were able to thank her again for her efforts to educate children throughout the world.

From Pahrump to Elko, to Reno, to Vegas, ONE Nevada will be there to meet every presidential contender and infuse global poverty into the national debate.

-Matt Higginson

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