This year, ONE worked with the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign (USGLC) in their efforts to garner Congressional support for bipartisan letters asking President-elect Obama to make greater investments in diplomacy and development. Today the USGLC announced that a record 217 members of Congress signed on to the letters pledging their support for a robust U.S. International Affairs Budget. This includes 51 Senators and 166 Representatives (you can see the full list here).
As we keep you updated on day-to-day developments in the Obama team’s transition process, strong grassroots support will be needed to ensure Congress and the president-elect provide greater foreign aid. With the help of ONE members and activists across the United States, the USGLC has mounted a very successful campaign to seek broad bipartisan support from our elected officials in the fight against extreme poverty.
You can read more about today’s news here.
-Chris Scott
Thank you to members of ONE for making a difference! ONE supporters have teamed up with hundreds of other U.S. Global Leadership Campaign members to urge Members of Congress to sign letters to the President-Elect in support of a robust FY10 International Affairs Budget request. The tens of thousands of calls, letters and e-mails are making a significant difference. In just three weeks, 189 Members of Congress (48 Senators and 141 Representatives) have agreed to sign these critically important letters.
The deadline for Members of Congress to sign the letters is December 12 and we are in the home stretch! We urge ONE supporters to continue your outstanding efforts to let your Senators and Representatives know that you care about U.S. international affairs programs critical to alleviating global poverty, combating infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria, providing hope to millions of less fortunate people and restoring America’s image abroad. It is important that Congress demonstrates strong bipartisan support for these essential programs.
ONE supporters in key states – Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Virginia, and West Virginia – can make a real difference by contacting your Senators and Representatives and urge them to sign the letters. Don’t delay, the deadline is approaching fast!
-Matt Corso, USGLC
