Meeting Senator Hutchison’s Staff
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Today I got the opportunity to meet with Bruce Reddon, Deputy Regional Director for Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. I was joined by Haley Jo Schwab, Tammy Schwab (Haley’s mother), and Lance Price. We all arrived with one goal, to let Senator Hutchison know that there are people in Texas who want extreme poverty to end in our lifetime. We came from different walks of life but together we were ONE.
Haley Jo started off the conversation by stating what we were there for: to ask Senator Hutchison for her leadership in fighting poverty on the Appropriations Committee. Haley Jo, a graduating senior from high school, represents the youth of our nation and it was important for her to be heard. Mr. Reddon was so gracious and polite. He was very interested in what we had to say and went on to inform us that he is already a ONE member. He was wearing his ONE bracelet. I, at this time, offered him more bracelets and a T-shirt. As the meeting progressed, we were all given a chance to express our views about the world and how important it is to give aid to Africa for various reasons: stability, national security, and just because it’s the right thing to do. Mr. Reddon listened to us about the tremendous need to aid Africa and also informed us of his visits there. He went on to tell us that he spoke to Senator Hutchison the evening before about our scheduled meeting.
Mr. Reddon said that Senator Hutchison is very interested in ONE. He told us about a photo of Bono meeting Senator Hutchison that hangs in the entry to her Dallas office. He also told us of his brief meeting with Bono. This was all great news. I couldn’t have asked for a better group of people to be there. Everyone had something to contribute. What a rewarding experience!
-Rusty Stickler, ONE Dallas, Texas
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May 21, 2009 at 9:44 pm
I attended the World Affairs Council’s event in Dallas, May 2006, at which Sen Hutchison introduced Bono to the speaking podium and at which event she specifically stated to the audience there that she supported “Bono’s cause” in Africa.
I have been trying to get a transcript of that statement by Sen Hutchison ever since. I think ONE needs to have a copy of that statement on file. (smile)
Thanks to ONE Dallas for this office visit. I made a visit to Sen. Hutchison’s Austin district office several weeks ago to a much less enthusiastic reception.
Hopefully, we all can co-ordinate our effort here in Texas AS ONE so that what one group of ONE supporters hear in the Dallas office from Sen. Hutchison’s staff will be the same that we’ll hear from her staff when we go back next month for our follow up visit with her Austin office!
ALWAYS ONE in the Spirit, debbie
http://www.myspace.com/mulago
May 22, 2009 at 10:55 am
Hey Debbie,
I would like to hear more about your experiences in the Austin office. The advice that was given to us by Mr. Reddon was very valuable. I would like to pass along some of the things he said to us about building a better presence here in Texas. We need to do more outreach. The more people we have behind this cause, the more likely they will want to listen. Let’s work on forming a more coordinated effort. Christopher Berg has been such a great help. Let’s communicate.
Rusty
May 22, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Thanks for your quick response, Rusty, to my post. I do think that as much co-ordination as possible between ONE groups in any state is a good idea to increase our level of effectiveness with our Congressional Representatives.
I will leave a message for you in the ONE Dallas yahoo group this weekend. Please check for it.
AS ONE, debbie
http://www.mpwn-uganda.org
June 2, 2009 at 1:32 am
Great job! Good to see you all again and great to see your keeping the conversation going. Keep reaching out to the Texas Delegation!