RESULTS Weekly Update April 21, 2026
Quote of the Week
”Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.” – Blaise Pascal
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Still time to get “Dear Colleague” signatures
Final week! Please ask your Senators to sign onto circulating “Dear Colleague” letters focused on global health and global education.
Appropriations “Dear Colleague” letters are important peer-to-peer letters of influence within Congress. We have the unique opportunity to request that our members of Congress sign these letters before they are submitted to appropriators. The goal? To elevate important issues and make sure they are prioritized during the budgeting process.
Thank you for your excellent, quick work on the “Dear Colleague” letter on Housing Choice Vouchers. The letter garnered 42 signers with a very small signing window. The current open letters are a global education letter (closing date April 28) and a bipartisan letter on tuberculosis funding (closing date April 29). You will find the text of the letters and details on how Senators can sign on our website. And stay tuned for an anticipated letter on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. We also expect a letter on maternal/child health, vaccines, and nutrition.
Once you have worked on the “Dear Colleague letters, don’t forget to finish up your Senate appropriations requests. We still have a few days for our global health and education requests (the housing deadline has passed). This is the week to submit any final appropriations requests forms to your senators. The FY27 appropriations memos and “cheat sheets” on our website will help you fill out office appropriations forms. You can also get extra help at Wednesday’s Appropriations Forms Office Hour with RESULTS staffer Katie Fleischer.
Amplify Every Voice with media on the Farm Bill
Through July, we are focusing on submitting letters to the editor and op-eds and ultimately getting them published. Your media will op-eds reinforce the lobbying work you’ve already done with Congress. Your submissions, even if not published, let your local media know what issues are important to you and your community. Your published media can be sent into congressional offices now and even taken to Washington, DC, to be shared during our Hill Day during the National Conference.
Join the Amplify Every Voice Media Campaign! The challenge? We would love for every RESULTS volunteer to submit ONE media piece between now and July. And we invite every RESULTS group to make at least ONE request to a community ally or partnership group (Action Network, potential new advocates, local partners, etc.) to write and submit a media piece.
Need support to write? Want something you can send to others to entice them to write as well? The Farm Bill is expected to be voted on very soon, and we need Congress to reject any Farm Bill that doesn’t delay new threats to SNAP. Write a letter on this today! Our appropriations ask for International Humanitarian Assistance would speak directly to news headlines. You can find more letter to the editor templates on our website. And get live coaching during Wednesday’s drop-in Media Office Hour at 2 p.m. ET.
Let’s “Amplify Every Voice” as we “Build a Better Future”!
Who should speak for you on the RESULTS Board? (Nominations due Thursday)
Nominations are still open for two open Grassroots Director seats on the boards of the RESULTS Educational Fund and RESULTS, Inc. The election will be in June and the three-year term will start in July. Nominate an advocate whose work you admire. Or nominate yourself for a rewarding leadership experience. Grassroots Director seats are vital to the thriving of RESULTS because those seats truly represent YOUR voices. The election will be held throughout June. Nominations close on Thursday, April 23. Read all the details about the nomination process and the election on our blog.
“The first time I attended a RESULTS Conference, I was hooked.”
Investing your time and resources to attend a conference can feel like a risk. What will the event be like? Will I meet good folks? Will it be inspiring? Helpful? Fun? Well, with confidence, we can say that we are preparing something special for you – and for all of us – as we gather in-person as a national network for the first time since 2018. In a recent blog post, veteran advocate Lisa Peters says, “Being at the RESULTS Conference has always been a highlight of my year, and I can’t wait to be around so many RESULTS volunteers again.” We are saving a seat for YOU. Won’t you join us? Visit our RESULTS Conference page to register, book your hotel, and apply for travel assistance to attend.
TL;DR (too long; didn’t read): Ask for Senate “Dear Colleague” letter signatures. Submit final Senate appropriations forms. Join the Amplify Every Voice Media Campaign. Submit a RESULTS Grassroots Board Member candidate nomination by Thursday. And register for the National Conference in July.
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