It is a hot one here in New Hampshire today as political leaders travel to the NH Sec. of State’s Office to file papers to run for political seats, very similar to what all of the presidential candidates did last year - except there is no snow today.

I went to catch up with former candidate, Gov. Mike Huckabee, but when I arrived in Concord, I ran into NH Senator John E. Sununu. He recognized me and my ONE pin and I was able to thank him for his leadership in the Senate in funding Millennium Challenge Account and his support for the global AIDS bill known as PEPFAR, which is still waiting to be passed in the Senate. He thanked me and all ONE member for the work that we are doing to promote life saving US efforts in Africa.

I then met Gov. Huckabee outside of the State House. He too was excited about ONE and we talked about his tape for On The Record as well as the importance of passing PEPFAR. We discussed how fighting AIDS and poverty in Africa is not an issue that divides Republicans or Democrats, but rather unites Americans in our common humanity.

And as I got ready to leave, I ran into NH Rep. Carol Shea-Porter. She too was very aware of ONE and when I thanked her for voting for PEPFAR’s historic bi-partisan passage in the House, she told me how proud she was to vote for it and went on to talk with me about the recent vote for new funds to fight the world hunger crisis.

The 2008 NH Primary is over, but ONE’s impression and influence goes on as we make sure that our leaders are doing all that is possible to fight AIDS, malaria, and hunger and help save lives in the most desperate countries on Earth.

-Matthew Bartlett

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