The latest list of co-sponsors for the Biden-Lugar Amendment to restore $4.1 billion to the international affairs budget below.
Call 202-224-3121 to urge your senators to sign on.
Sen. Biden (D – DE)
Sen. Bingaman (D – NM)
Sen. Brown (D – OH)
Sen. Burr (R – NC)
Sen. Cardin (D – MD)
Sen. Coleman (R – MN)
Sen. Collins (R – ME)
Sen. Corker (R – TN)
Sen. Dodd (D – CT)
Sen. Dole (R – NC)
Sen. Durbin (D – IL)
Sen. Feinstein (D – CA)
Sen. Hagel (R – NE)
Sen. Isakson (R – GA)
Sen. Kerry (D – MA)
Sen. Leahy (D – VT)
Sen. Levin (D – MI)
Sen. Lugar (R- IN)
Sen. Martinez (R – FL)
Sen. Menendez (D – NJ)
Sen. Mikulski (D – MD)
Sen. Obama (D – IL)
Sen. Smith (R – OR)
Sen. Snowe (R – ME)
Sen. Sununu (R – NH)
Sen. Voinovich (R – OH)
OK. Biden is finally on the floor to talk about the Biden-Lugar Amendment to restore $4.1 billion to the international affairs budget. You can watch on C-Span 2 or online.
Also, the list of co-sponsors continues to grow. If you don’t see both of your state’s senators below, call them – at 202-224-3121 – now.
Sen. Biden (D – DE)
Sen. Brown (D – OH)
Sen. Burr (R – NC)
Sen. Coleman (R – MN)
Sen. Collins (R – ME)
Sen. Corker (R – TN)
Sen. Dodd (D – CT)
Sen. Dole (R – NC)
Sen. Durbin (D – IL)
Sen. Feinstein (D – CA)
Sen. Hagel (R – NE)
Sen. Isakson (R – GA)
Sen. Kerry (D – MA)
Sen. Leahy (D – VT)
Sen. Levin (D – MI)
Sen. Lugar (R- IN)
Sen. Martinez (R – FL)
Sen. Menendez (D – NJ)
Sen. Obama (D – IL)
Sen. Smith (R – OR)
Sen. Snowe (R – ME)
Sen. Sununu (R – NH)
Sen. Voinovich (R – OH)
Late last night, Senators Joe Biden (D-DE) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) introduced a new amendment. It would restore the $2.6 billion we have been working toward and add an additional $1.5 billion to the international affairs budget. This funding would bring the Senate in line with what President Bush requested earlier this year, and would be a strong boost for America’s lifesaving work around the globe.
Please call your senator today (202-224-3121) and tell them:
-You are constituent and a ONE member
- You want them to support the Biden-Lugar amendment to restore $4.1 billion to the international affairs budget, to match the president’s budget request.
The sponsors of the original $2.6b amendment – Senators Feinstein (D-CA), Smith (R-OR), Durbin (D-IL), Sununu (R-NH), Dodd (D-CT) and Coleman (R-MN) – have turned their support to this new effort as well. It is quickly building the steam that it will need to pass.
More senators will be signing throughout the day. Check back to the ONE Blog for the most up-to-date list of senators signed on so far. We only have a few hours to make calls and save billions of dollars in critical poverty-fighting funding.
Just now, ONE member Melissa Skinner dropped off over 50 letters to Sen. Gregg’s Office from “UNH for ONE” urging him for more funds for the international affairs budget.
Check out the video:
After, Melissa talks about leaving a message for Sen. Gregg, Melissa urges all ONE members to take action today by calling their Senators’ offices and urging them to support a maximize increase for the 2009 international affairs budget.
Last week, “UNH for ONE” set up tables at the University of New Hampshire and asked their fellow students to sign letters to NH Senator Judd Gregg, asking him for a robust international affairs budget. They collected over 50 letters that I will deliver to Senator Gregg’s Office later today.
“UNH for ONE” is now phone banking on campus to thank NH Senator Sununu for signing onto the “Smith-Feinstein Amendment” and calling Senator Gregg’s Office to ask that he support the amendment that would restore over 2.6 billion dollars to the international affairs budget.
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