RESULTS Weekly Update December 10, 2024

December 10, 2024

Quote of the Week

“Your work internationally, and now here in America, is what most organizations should look at as a model for really changing the world.”

 – Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA-12) on the December 2024 RESULTS National Webinar

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Call your representatives about the READ Act and End TB Now Act

Congress plans to adjourn the 118th Congress in a few days. When Congress adjourns, all unpassed legislation disappears. Bills that got close to passage will have to be re-introduced, debated, and voted on again. This is why we are pushing so hard right now to pass the READ Act Reauthorization (H.R. 681) and End Tuberculosis Now Act (H.R. 1776).

The Senate has already passed both of these bipartisan bills. We are only one House vote from making them law. But if the House doesn’t pass them now, we’ll have to start over in the new Congress. We know all too well that this could add months and even years of delay.

Congress has several “must-pass” bills they must get to before they leave. We want House leaders to attach H.R. 681 and H.R. 1776 to one of these bills. And we need your help to get it done.

TAKE ACTION: Please call (202) 224-3121 today and ask for your representative’s office (find out who your representative is). When connected, please leave this message:

My name is ___________ and a constituent from ________________. I volunteer with RESULTS and we need your help with two bipartisan House bills vital to global health and development.

The READ Act Reauthorization (H.R. 681) supports access to quality basic education for primary school kids in low-income countries, particularly focusing on girls’ education. The End Tuberculosis Now Act (H.R. 1776) focuses on improving the fight against tuberculosis by finding, testing, and treating the leading infectious disease killer in the world. Both bills push the U.S. Agency for International Development to create bold strategies and to better monitor and evaluate the programs to ensure efficiency, accountability, and impact. 

Both bills have incredible bipartisan support and have already passed the Senate. Will you please tell Representative __________ to speak to House leadership to urge them to include BOTH of these bills in one of the final must-pass legislative packages this year?

Please forward this action to others and ask them to call too.

We need your media advocacy now

Thank you to everyone who is still working hard to get media published this month on tuberculosis, education, hunger, and child poverty. As of this morning, you’ve gotten 178 media pieces published as part of our Double/50 media campaign – more than halfway to our goal of 300 by the end of December.

With the End Tuberculosis Now Act and the READ Act hanging in the balance as well as the future of SNAP, the Child Tax Credit, and the Earned Income Tax Credit coming up early in 2025, your letters to the editor and op-eds are critical right now. If we want Congress to prioritize these issues in our favor, we need your local media to get the attention.

TAKE ACTION: Submit your next letter to the editor today! Help us get to 300 media pieces covering all 50 states by the end of the year. Our Double/50 Campaign media hooks tracker has updated media templates on all our current issues, as well as regularly updated hooks for letters and op-eds. If you need help drafting or submitting your next letter, contact Jos Linn for assistance. And when you get published, please let us know in our media report form. (Here are the 16 states where we still need media: AL, AR, CO, DE, GA, KS, KY, LA, MS, MT, NE, NH, NJ, RI, SD, WI.)

Don’t wait! Get started on group planning!

We were so inspired by Rep. Barbara Lee on the December National Webinar as well as by the review of all your successes in 2024. What a great celebration! Now, let’s build on those successes in 2025. The first step? Group planning! Your group leaders have received a 2025 Group Roadmap template, plus individual planning forms and a guide to help each group complete the planning process. Can your group book a meeting to complete planning by January 15? You can also find planning materials under “Make your group plans” on our “Working with Your RESULTS Group” page on our website. Questions? Contact Jos Linn.

Quick News on U.S. and Global Poverty

Join Thursday’s webinar on budget rules in the new Congress. The new Congress is expected to act quickly to approve a joint Budget Resolution, with special rules to make it easier to cut critical anti-poverty programs to finance more tax cuts for the wealthy. Join the Coalition on Human Needs for “How the New Congress Will Try to Use Budget Rules” to learn how this process works and how advocates can push back at these efforts. The webinar is Thursday, December 12 at 12:00 p.m. ET. Register for the webinar today.

Announcements

Help us meet the $110,000 match! It’s not too late to double the impact of your donation: every dollar donated to RESULTS before the end of 2024 will be matched by four longtime supporters, up to $110,000. The match counts for Friends & Family fundraisers, too. And thanks to everyone who has made a gift to RESULTS this year! 

New registration link for the 2025 National Webinars. We don’t want you to miss a single National Webinar in 2025. So register today! We have a fresh registration link for our 2025 National Webinars, and once you’re registered, you’re registered for the entire year of National Webinars. Be sure to register in time for our first National Webinar of the year at 1:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 11 (a later-than-normal date due to the holidays). See you then for a kick-off of the First 100 Days of the new Congress. Get ready to lobby and take our campaigns to legislators!

Motivational Interviewing sessions continue. Tomorrow evening, December 11, at 8:00 p.m. ET, jump into this on-going series where you will learn how to have more effective dialogue with legislators you struggle to move into action. We’ll discuss how to use Motivational Interviewing techniques in lobby meetings, phone calls, letters, emails, and one-on-one. Register today!

Upcoming Events

Congressional schedule: The House and the Senate are in session.

Find these and other events on our website Events Calendar.

Wednesday, December 11: Motivational Interviewing (continuation of series), 8:00 p.m. ET. Registration remains open.

Thursday, December 12: Outreach and Event Office Hour, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET. Join any time via https://results.zoom.us/j/94004748060 or (312) 626-6799, meeting ID 940 0474 8060.

Thursday, December 12: Global Allies Program (Returned Peace Corps Volunteers), 8:30 p.m. ET. Learn more.

Tuesday, December 17: U.S. Poverty Free Agents, 1:00 p.m. ET and 8:00 p.m. ET. Contact Jos Linn for more information.

Tuesday, December 17: Together Women Rise Advocacy Chapter, 8:30 p.m. ET. Read more.

Wednesday, December 18: Media Office Hour, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET. Join via Zoom at https://results.zoom.us/j/93668005494 or call (312) 626-6799, meeting ID 936 6800 5494. No registration is required.

Wednesday, December 25-Wednesday, January 1: Winter break. RESULTS office closed.

Saturday, January 11: National Webinar, 1:00 p.m. ET. Register for the webinar today.

Typically, registration ends one hour prior to the start of all webinars and trainings.

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