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In just a matter of weeks, US budget funding for global AIDS, hunger and poverty will be slashed – unless our political leaders act.

Call your senators today and urge them to protect these programs. Millions of lives are at risk.

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    Talking points:

    1. Hello, I am a constituent from ______.
    2. I am calling to ask my senator to preserve the International Affairs account in order to protect our investment in life-saving development programs, such as those that fight HIV/AIDS, childhood diseases, and hunger.
    3. Can you please tell me what the senator's position is on preserving the International Affairs budget? 
    4. Thank the staff for their time, and make sure to leave your name & address so the staffer knows you live in the district and state.

    Additional information:

    1. At less than 1% of the federal budget, cutting foreign assistance programs won't put a dent in the budget deficit, but it will put millions of lives at risk. 
    2. Now is not the time to step back from our leadership position in the world and roll back the progress we've made in fighting HIV/AIDS, chronic hunger or childhood diseases. 
    3. Cuts to these programs mean 276,500 people won't receive AIDS treatment, 2.2 million fewer bed nets will be available to protect families from malaria and 1 million fewer families will learn new farming techniques and be better nourished
    4. US foreign assistance is not only the right thing to do - it is also good for America's economy and national security.

    The Fight

    It's a scenario that's becoming frighteningly familiar: huge proposed budget cuts to poverty-fighting programs. These cuts mean moms won't receive medicine to make sure their babies are born HIV-free. Bed nets won't get delivered to protect families from malaria. It's time to make sure these cuts don't fall on the people who can least afford them.

    Learn more about the fight.
    • 1.3 million
      fewer pentavalent vaccines for kids
    • 2.2 million
      fewer bed nets to protect against malaria
    • 124,000
      more kids becoming AIDS orphans
    112,500
    Pregnant moms who might not receive meds to protect their babies from HIV
    690,000
    children will suffer
    Number of children who will suffer decreased nutrition

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    The Progress

    It’s a little known fact: less than 1% of the total US budget goes to lifesaving programs that educate children and fight global diseases every day. This 1% does a world of good – but now we’ve got to step up and protect it.

    Learn more about the progress.
    • 50 million
      kids going to school for the first time in sub-Saharan Africa
    • 600,000
      HIV/AIDS infections prevented in kids
    • 50%
      familes in sub-Saharan Africa with a bed net
    8 million
    Number of people now receiving treatment for HIV/AIDS
    5.5 million
    children's deaths averted
    Number of children's deaths that haven been averted thanks to immunizations

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