Right now, deep and drastic cuts have been made to President Obama’s proposal for the International Affairs Budget – the part of the budget that contains the funds for global HIV/AIDS assistance, to ending malaria, and improving education. In fact, all the progress that we have made in the past few years, and on the campaign trail, is now in jeopardy as the Congress is prepared to wipe away President Obama’s proposed increase in this lifesaving part of the budget.

But there is a way to help. A bi-partisan amendment has been offered in the US Senate by Sens. Kerry and Lugar that would restore the 4 billion dollars that was cut from the International Affairs Budget. A vote on this is expected on Wednesday and we need as many Senators to sign onto the “Kerry-Lugar Amendment” as possible.

Your help as a (RED) supporter is desperately needed RIGHT NOW!

Please call your Senators TODAY and urge them to sign onto the “Kerry-Lugar Amendment” to fully fund the International Affairs Budget.

-Call the Senate Switchboard at, (202) 224-3121, and let them know what state you are calling from and they will connect you to your Senator’s Offices.

-Let them know your name and address, that you are a supporter of (RED) and the issues, and leave a message urging the Senator to sign onto the “Kerry-Lugar Amendment” to fully fund the International Affairs Budget.

-Please make sure to call both of your US Senators.

Use your voice to let your elected leaders know that saving lives around the world is not only possible, but that it needs to be a budget priority!

Never before has your voice been so needed to help so many around the world struggling to live through and overcome extreme, less than a dollar a day, poverty. This is a small part of the US Budget that will save millions of people around the world.

Please take action today and use your voice for those in the world without a voice!