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Dr. Condoleezza Rice speaking at ONE/International Republican Institute/USGLC panel with ONE Fellow Michael Gerson and ONE Board member Josh Bolton. Photo courtesy of @MJGerson via Twitter New ONE Board Member and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a huge impact at the GOP Convention in Tampa last week. As ONE’s own Ginny Wolfe reported

This week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed S. 641, the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act by voice vote. The bill, introduced by Senators Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., has broad bipartisan support in the Senate. If enacted, the bill would provide better access to clean water and sanitation to

Following on the heels of last month’s passage of the Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations bill in the House Appropriations Committee, the Senate Committee this week took up and passed its own version. As indicated in my previous blog, ONE expressed disappointment in the House bill because it contained cuts of

The Appropriations season in Washington is now in full swing with this week’s release of the House and Senate funding allocations for fiscal year 2013. Of particular note is the disappointing funding level for the House Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, in which the majority of ONE’s priority programs reside. The House

Earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed the “Ryan” Budget resolution on a largely partisan vote of 228 to 191. The Democrats were joined by 10 Republicans who voted in opposition to the budget resolution. Our budget petition delivery during last year’s campaign. This budget resolution contains sharp cuts to International Affairs programs. The

We have much reason to be thankful this November. In my last post, I explained that we were at a critical juncture in the budget process, and why it was important that ONE members, their families and friends contact their senators with an urgent message to support the current Senate funding levels for the 2012

Next week, the Senate will consider the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs appropriations bill which funds the State Department and US foreign assistance programs. Our senators have the opportunity to reaffirm American leadership in fighting poverty and preventable diseases around the world by protecting the Senate funding levels contained in the bill against any

Three outstanding Congressional leaders in the House of Representatives have just announced the establishment of the Congressional Caucus on HIV/AIDS. The purpose of the Caucus is to create an effective forum by which this bipartisan group of Congressional members can address the significant issues surrounding HIV/AIDS through regular events, briefings, conferences and other means designed

Before the African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum in Lusaka, Zambia, we asked Congressman Ed Royce, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, about his thoughts on AGOA. Congressman Royce is a well known expert on Africa and a strong proponent of trade as a tool

UPDATE: The Continuing Resolution has passed the House by a 235-189 vote. Please join us in calling on the Senate to say no to budget cuts for the world’s poor. We’ll have more for you soon. Later tonight or tomorrow morning, the House of Representatives is expected to pass its version of a Continuing Resolution

With only a few days to go before the 2010 midterm elections, many races across the nation are too close to call. If early voting reports are any guide, indications are that this year’s overall voter turnout may be higher than expected, and therefore every vote will count. As the assistant director of government affairs

Last night Congress voted to keep America’s commitment to Haiti by delivering promised funding that will assist with Haiti’s reconstruction and debt relief. The bill– which thousands of ONE members called on their elected officials to support– cleared when the House passed the measure on a 308 to 114 vote. Here are some details about