Recently, as we wrote about on the ONE blog, Senator Joe Lieberman signed on to become a cosponsor of the Water for the World Act (S.624) which so many ONE members across the US have enthusiastically supported and encouraged their senators to do the same.

In addition to signing on this important piece of legislation introduced by Senator Richard Durbin, Senator Lieberman has a special message for ONE members which I’ve included below. We’ll continue to keep you posted on mounting momentum and new developments for the Water for the World Act, which you can ask your senators to support here.

Below is the message from Senator Lieberman and a list of current Water for the World cosponsors. Thanks for all your hard work!

Ask your senator to sign on as a cosponsor for the bipartisan Water for the World Act, and don’t forget to share the petition with your friends.

And the list of 18 current cosponsors (2 more to go to reach our goal of 20!):

Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Sen. Bob Corker, Bob (R-TN)
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL)
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Sen. Byron Dorgan D-ND)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)
Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO)
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT)
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)

-Chris Scott

Sen. McCain has been spending a lot of time campaigning here in New Hampshire and as you can see on the blog, ONE has been with him every step of the way. But Sen. McCain has also brought some special guests with him on the campaign trail.

A few days ago, ONE member Melissa Skinner was able to speak with CT Rep. Chris Shays as he campaigned for McCain. Many ONE members know Rep. Shays best for his his work during the 2007 CR to help save and secure over a billion dollars of life-saving, poverty-reducing funds. When Melissa thanked him, the congressman immediately put on a ONE band and said that he was very familiar with the campaign.

And this morning, I was able to speak briefly with Sen. Lieberman after he gave an interview for McCain in Concord. He immediately knew what ONE was and told me that we have done a remarkable job pointing out the problems of AIDS and poverty in Africa to America – and that he is proud to see that America has responded.

I told him that Sen. McCain points out ONE in his crowds all the time and he told me that is because Senator McCain truly believes in our work and that it is not political posturing. I thanked Sen. Lieberman and he gladly accepted a ONE band.

-Matthew Bartlett, ONE Regional Organizer