Video: Senator Durbin on Water for the World

Oct 2nd, 2009 3:23 PM UTC
By Chris Scott

About a month ago, ONE hosted a rally at the Field Museum in Chicago in support of the Paul Simon Water for the World Act. It was an excellent opportunity to garner support for this important piece of legislation which you can also support here.

Some awesome ONE members in Illinois compiled this great video featuring clips from Senator Richard Durbin’s address to the Chicago crowd. We’ll continue to keep you posted on the Water for the World Act.

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