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PEPFAR’s Senate Progress

Josh Chernila, ONE Online Communities Coordinator — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:39:37 +0000

Yesterday, two amendments which would have limited the scope of PEPFAR Re authorization were overwhelmingly defeated. The first, sponsored by Senator DeMint would have limited the countries to which PEPFAR assistance could be distributed: The Senate voted, 70-24, to table, or kill, the amendment from Jim DeMint , R-S.C., to limit the five-year, $50 billion [...]

Delivering PEPFAR Letters in Kansas

Field — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:55:52 +0000

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 [...]

Brownback Backing ONE

Field — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:52:26 +0000

On Monday night, Sen. Brownback gave a speech at Boston University called “Africa, Al Qaeda, and US Security: How Better US – Africa Relations Benefits US Security Interests”. I attended the speech with Erin Saif, of ONE Boston and many, many BU ONE members. Although the title of the speech was long, I thought that [...]

Brownback Live From Durham, NH

Field — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:34:29 +0000

Live from Durham, NH, ONE’s Marine caught up with Sen. Brownback after an event at the University of New Hampshire. They discussed US efforts in the developing world and the importance of the Millennium Challenge Corporation – a new U.S. effort that will help impoverished countries that are taking steps to fight corruption and [...]

Brownback: ONE is leading the way

Field — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:39:14 +0000

On Tuesday, ONE staff and volunteers attended a presidential candidate educational forum at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. At the forum, Senator Brownback talked about his vision for improving education so that America can compete in the world’s market. He acknowledged the work ONE is doing in promoting the Education For [...]

High Success at Iowa Straw Poll

Field — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:45:02 +0000

The Iowa ONE team headed up to Ames in the early morning on the 11th for one of the biggest Republican sponsored events of the year. The Ames Straw Poll is an all day event that brings together Republican presidential campaigns and the states most active voters face to face. The ONE campaign [...]

Brownback a ‘continuous supporter of ONE’

Field — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:24:21 +0000

Yesterday we met with Senator Brownback at the Sticky Fingers Restaurant in Mount Pleasant, SC, before the senator spoke at a press conference. He said that he is a continuous supporter of ONE. He also said that he has been involved with the fight against AIDS and global hunger. We thanked him for his [...]

Brownbacking ONE

Virginia Simmons — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:08:44 +0000

This morning, Sen. Brownback made another trip to New Hampshire to campaign for president. At a breakfast in Merrimack, Sen. Brownback remarked on the importance of fighting disease and poverty in Africa and even mentioned the ONE Campaign by name. While answering questions after his speech, Sen. Brownback spoke about the Millennium Challenge Corporation and how [...]

Brownback: Saving Lives Takes a Coalition of the Left and the Right

Alan Boswell, ONE Online Organizer — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

A ONE member showed up at a Sam Brownback youth ice cream social event in Iowa last week (see Sen. Brownback's recent endorsement of ONE). Sen. Brownback gave a shout out to the ONE member and thanked her for being active with ONE. He then proceeded to explain the emergency in Africa and how saving lives requires a coalition of the left and the right.

"I see someone back there with the ONE Campaign, on Africa. Fabulous! [applause] Thank you, I've met with Bono a couple of times, and we've talked about what we can do with this moment now to help those in Africa who are in very bad conditions. I've been to Africa four of the last five years...where people are dying because the basic simple necessities are not there. They don't have water; they don't have any health care; they don't have food, and so people die. And you don't want that taking place. And it doesn't need to be that way. And we can build a coalition, the left and the right, and people coming together to save lives, because every life is precious."

This coalition to save lives exists: ONE. And thanks to you, we are growing stronger everyday. With the support of both Daschle and Frist, Edwards and Brownback, we are sending the message that some issues are just more important than politics.

Check out the YouTube video of the event below (ONE's shout-out is at the 2:20 mark).

Passing The Test

Virginia Simmons — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

With the 2006 elections over, ONE's eyes are on making extreme poverty and global AIDS part of the conversation in the race for the White House.

And so I'm pleased to be able to post that two potential presidential candidates, one a republican and one a democrat, have decided to take public HIV/AIDS tests at a World AIDS Day Conference in California on December 1.

See below from the AP:

To reduce stigma around the test and publicize its value, "I'm happy to offer my body for science," Brownback said in a telephone interview Friday. "People need to get the test," he added.

Obama press secretary Tommy Vietor said, "If two United States senators can do it, then everyone else can too." ...

Obama and Brownback are featured speakers and will appear on a panel titled, "We must work together."

"I think you are seeing the beginning of a great coming together on the left and right dealing with Africa," said Brownback, alluding to the continent's AIDS epidemic and social and economic problems."

Read the full article here.