This just in: the deadline for members of Congress to sign on to the Berman Kirk letter in the House of Representatives has been extended to December 3, allowing another week for the impact of our petition to be felt.

On Monday, a team of ONE volunteers, staff and interns gathered in our DC office to assemble petitions for delivery to the House of Representatives. Over the course of the day, we visited 357 Congressional offices — every one minus the 78 who had already signed the Berman-Kirk letter before Monday.

The Berman-Kirk letter — originated, as the name indicates, by Representatives Howard Berman (D-CA) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) — asks President Obama for a robust 2011 International Affairs Budget, which funds the State Department, USAID and many critical anti-poverty measures.

Since our delivery on Monday, 22 additional representatives have signed the letter. ONE’s Government Affairs team is working hard to follow up with every representative, and so far we’ve heard great things about the impact of our petition delivery, including that Representative Joe Sestak (D-PA) signed on specifically after receiving our petition.

The official count is now 100 representatives, and with the deadline extended to December 3, we’re confident that enough members will have time to review our petition and we’ll be able to meet our goal of 170 signers. You can still help by adding your name to the petition now.

Here are the 22 representatives who have signed on since we delivered our petition:

Tim Bishop (D-NY)
Corrine Brown (D-FL)
Lois Capps (D-CA)
Michael Capuano (D-MA)
John Conyers (D-MI)
Keith Ellison (D-MN)
Al Green (D-TX)
Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
Rush Holt (D-NJ)
Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL)
Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)
Doris Matsui (D-CA)
Caorlyn McCarthy (D-NY)
Todd Platts (R-PA)
Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Peter Roskam (R-IL)
Bobby Rush (D-IL)
Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
Christopher Smith (R-NJ)