Breaking: Water for the World Act Passes Committee
The Water for the World Act passed through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this afternoon.
That’s thanks in large part to the more than 108,000 other ONE members who signed our petition supporting this bill — S. 624, which will bring first-time, sustainable access to clean water and sanitation to 100 million people by 2015.
But it’s also thanks to a few key senators: Richard Durbin (IL) and Bob Corker (TN), who introduced the bill, and Richard Lugar (IN) and John Kerry (MA), who made the call to move it through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today.
The Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act now has 30 cosponsors — up from our goal of 20 — and we’ve succeeded in bringing it to the attention of Foreign Relations Committee members. The bill still has a long way to go, but this is a huge achievement.
We couldn’t have done it without you.
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April 14, 2010 at 8:14 am
On behalf of my father (for whom this bill is named), I thank you all for your support of this important legislation. Please stay involved!
April 14, 2010 at 6:14 pm
I agree, Martin – this is very good news for the world’s poorest people. Thanks to your father for spearheading this effort.
ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE – debbie
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