More Pawlenty, this time in Iowa
Governor Tim Pawlenty and his wife Mary were in Des Moines yesterday for an event downtown. Colton Davis, ONE’s local Congressional District Leader, and I decided to stop down and say hi, and advocate to him about ONE and the world’s poorest people. Just a day after he saw ONE in Dover, New Hampshire.
We thanked the Governor and Mrs. Pawlenty for making Minnesota a ONE State back in 2008, and gave the them each a ONE bands. We also gave Gov. Pawlenty a copy of On the Move a book of Bono’s speech at the National Prayer Breakfast in 2006 along with photos from his first trip to Ethiopia. We even printed out a copy of the ONE blog from a few weeks ago when Bono received the Atlantic Councils first ever humanitarian leadership award this year and long time supporter Sen. John McCain giving the introduction. I trust that the Governor and Mrs. Pawlenty will find some time in their travels to read through these and know how America is responding to the world’s largest humanitarian crisis with bold leadership.
Like in 2008, ONE members are making sure that all candidates, from all parties, know that continued support and investment in proven life saving programs like PEPFAR and the Global Fund, yield results not only in lives saved, but also in strengthening our national security at home and making the world safer for us all.
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