save a life in 30 seconds

As many of you know, I have a deep passion for the people of Africa. Right now in Africa people are dying not only because of AIDS, but also because of very curable diseases. Many would be cured if they had access to simple over-the-counter medications that we have in surplus. I do not wish that any of us would feel guilty for what we have been given. However, we ought to look inside ourselves and ask what are we unwilling to give. This is the greater question.

With that said, I have learned from the ONE campaign that within the next 2 weeks the U.S. Senate is poised to slash billions of dollars from President Bush's plan to fight AIDS and poverty. The President laid out a reasonable International Affairs budget with the power to create hope and stability for millions of people in the world's poorest countries. America still has an opportunity to restore these cuts and lead the world in turning these life-saving
promises into reality.

The good news is that the budget slashing can be stopped. Please join me in speaking out right now! Senators Mike DeWine (R) and Dianne Feinstein (D) have written a letter to their colleagues in the Senate asking them to stop these devastating cuts in funding for the fight against AIDS and extreme poverty. With just 30 seconds of your time, you can send a quick note to your Senators asking them to support this funding and add their signature to this important letter.

The work we are doing on the ONE Campaign will change the world. It already has. Let's keep up the pressure and make sure they know we won't let billions of dollars in cuts to the President's request for the world's poor go unnoticed.

So please click on this link Send a Letter to Your Senator and give a moment of your time to ask your Senator to support critical development assistance. Thank you.