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)
Senator Biden is supposed to speak on the Senate floor momentarily on the Biden-Lugar Amendment.
You can watch live on TV on C-SPAN 2 or live online here.
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.
