RESULTS Weekly Update April 7, 2026
Quote of the Week
“Congress should support appropriations funding including $1 billion for global tuberculosis funding and $1.5 billion for the Global Fund for fiscal year 2027 . . . The time to address this age-old scourge is now.”
– RESULTS Massachusetts Advocate Leslye Heilig, in a March 24 (World Tuberculosis Day) letter to the editor in the Berkshire (MA) Eagle
(Is this newsletter too long; didn’t read (TL;DR) the whole thing? Scroll to the bottom for the most important points or the “TL;DR”)
Get meetings to counter the President’s budget request
Last Friday, the Trump Administration released its budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 (FY27). It was not pretty. While the request does maintain funding for some of our priorities — such as maintaining the 1:2 funding match for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria — this is the exception, not the rule. The budget cuts overall global health funding nearly in half, which would impact investments in vaccines, TB treatment, maternal and child health, and other areas. In addition, the proposal cuts billions from U.S. anti-poverty programs, including housing assistance, education, nutrition, and heating assistance. The President wants to use these cuts to help pay for a 40 percent increase in military spending. This is bad policy for America and the world.
The good news is that presidential budgets never get enacted as proposed. Just last year, the Trump Administration proposed similar cuts to global and U.S. anti-poverty programs that Congress rejected. Lawmakers rejected those cuts due in part to your advocacy for critical investments that reduce poverty here and abroad. That is why your advocacy is so important right now. Congress must now decide whether to follow the President’s path or chart a different one. Your appropriations requests, your emails to aides, your media, and most importantly, your lobby meetings can push them to make the right choice.
The spring congressional recess comes to an end later this week, so it’s the final few days to snag an in-state meeting with your member(s) of Congress and their staff. Push back against the President’s proposal by making the case for proven, data-driven investments in health care, education, nutrition, and housing. Our “Build a Better Future” campaign page has resources to get you ready for lobby meetings. You can also contact Katie Fleischer to schedule a lobby prep meeting with RESULTS staff. Once you have your meeting, please report what happened, and then celebrate!
Also, please submit all your global health, global education, and U.S. housing appropriations requests into your Senate offices now. The window of opportunity to do so is closing. The Transportation, Health, and Urban Development subcommittee of Appropriations (T-HUD) has an April 20 deadline for submissions. Likewise, the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs subcommittee of Appropriations (SFOPS) has an April 30 deadline for submissions. Congressional offices will have to submit their requests much earlier than that. You can find all the FY27 appropriations memos on our website. You can also get in-person coaching at this Friday’s Appropriations Forms Office Hour (and stay tuned for info on Senate “Dear Colleague” letters).
Thank you for making your voice heard. You are laying terrific groundwork with congressional offices in making sure they know our priorities for the FY27 budget. Let’s keep it up!
Join the April National Webinar on Saturday
We hope you will join us this Saturday for the April RESULTS National Webinar. With Tax Day next week, we’re delighted to welcome as our guest Margot Crandall-Hollick, Principal Research Associate at the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center. Margot will discuss the importance of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and look at new efforts to improve the CTC for families experiencing poverty. We’ll also celebrate your lobby meetings and transition to our next campaign on media. Oh, and did we mention that you’ll hear more about the RESULTS Grassroots Directors election and the RESULTS National Conference? Make it a point to join us on Saturday. Register today!
The RESULTS National Conference is just three months away. Have you registered?
Make plans for DC in July. Many say that the best element of any RESULTS gathering is the people. Our conference will be better with you there. Come join us July 12-14 for learning, laughter, sharing, and advocating on Capitol Hill. Among the great agenda offerings, we’ll be offering workshops on how to speak crisply and confidently about our issues, how to tell your advocacy-related story for impact, and how to nurture great local community relationships for connections with Congress. Get a turbo boost of tools and energy to carry you through your advocacy year. Register today, apply for financial assistance, and stay tuned for more news.
News you can use
Launch an online spring Friends & Family Fundraiser. It is a true gift when our advocates choose to fundraise to support our work. We’re also humbled when your friends, family, and community connections are invited to support our work. Friends & Family online fundraisers help make that possible. Consider launching an online fundraiser as an individual or as a group. Our Friends & Family Fundraising Guide has been refreshed, and you can contact RESULTS staffer Lesley Reed for help with your fundraising page. Regional Coordinator Beth Wilson is also available for additional fundraising support.
Consider nominating yourself or a fellow advocate for a RESULTS Grassroots Director seat! Candidate nominations are now open for two Grassroots Board Member seats on the RESULTS Board of Directors. Please consider nominating volunteers who participate passionately in RESULTS and who might be willing to serve on our Board. Find all the details and quickly approaching deadlines on our blog.
Join us for “Beyond Charity: A Human Rights Approach to Ending Poverty” This webinar is the next meeting of the Anti-Oppression Learning Community. The 90-minute webinar will be held Friday, April 17 at 12 p.m. ET. This session will explore what it means to view RESULTS’ policy issues through a human rights lens. Come on along to discuss how our domestic and global campaigns are essential mechanisms to protect human dignity and shift power back to the people. Register today.
TL;DR (too long; didn’t read): Get last in-person lobby meetings this week as the spring recess ends and submit Senate appropriations forms. Join us Saturday for the April National Webinar. Make plans for the National Conference in July. Launch a Friends & Family online fundraiser. Participate in RESULTS Grassroots Board Member nominations. And join the next Anti-Oppression Learning Community webinar focused on human rights.
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