Yesterday, ONE volunteers in Kansas met with Grace Seaton, a staff member of Rep. Lynn Jenkins. They report back:

The meeting went quite well! I covered our bases using info and talking points, as well as sharing on a more personal level why I care about the ONE message and campaign. Volunteer Alden Hickman was a great individual to have in there, and brought a great balance to the meeting with his prior experience. Volunteer Jennifer Roland also explained to Grace why she cares about ONE, and fighting extreme poverty and preventable disease.

Grace seemed responsive, and recognized our passion for and knowledge of ONE’s issues. We made a specific request that Rep. Jenkins contact Representative Jerry Lewis, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, and ask that he support a $51.7B allocation to the Foreign Operations bill to support development assistance.

Overall, it went beautifully.

-Justin Newhouse, Kansas ONE Volunteer

Janette Coil and I, members of the KC Metro ONE group, delivered hundreds of letters on behalf of constituents all across Kansas urging our Senators, Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, to sign onto a letter drafted by Senators Richard Lugar (R-IN) and John Sununu (R-NH). This drafted letter asks the Senate leadership to schedule a vote on PEPFAR reauthorization as soon as possible. Neither Senator was in their office when we stopped by to drop off the letters; however, I am hopeful that the shear number of letters will make it clear that Kansans want PEPFAR renewed promptly to continue life saving aid to the extreme poor in Africa.

-Jennifer Coil