As your constituent, I am particularly interested in ensuring vital foreign assistance programs are funded next year. Decades of experience tell us that keeping foreign assistance strong remains critical to the United States, our values as Americans, and the millions of people globally who are impacted by extreme poverty. The funding is also key to helping procure safety, health, and opportunities for children around the world. I heard about this issue from World Vision, an organization I support. Thanks to U.S. foreign assistance, each year more than 3 million lives are saved through immunization programs, 1.3 billion people have received safe drinking water, and literacy rates are up 33 percent worldwide. Foreign assistance dollars also promote U.S. jobs and create economies that can bolster U.S. trade. And as protracted conflicts continue around the globe, the challenge of providing child protection and health interventions to these fragile contexts only increases. All of this is more important than ever in the wake of COVID-19. The House has passed H.R. 7608, which provides $65 billion for the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, and other international programs and activities. I support this, and hope you do too. Please continue the legacy of strong bipartisan support for this small, less-than-1% of the U.S. budget that is a proven wise investment. Thank you.

As your constituent, I am particularly interested in ensuring vital foreign assistance programs are funded next year. Decades of experience tell us that keeping foreign assistance strong remains critical to the United States, our values as Americans, and the millions of people globally who are impacted by extreme poverty. The funding is also key to helping procure safety, health, and opportunities for children around the world. I heard about this issue from World Vision, an organization I support. Thanks to U.S. foreign assistance, each year more than 3 million lives are saved through immunization programs, 1.3 billion people have received safe drinking water, and literacy rates are up 33 percent worldwide. Foreign assistance dollars also promote U.S. jobs and create economies that can bolster U.S. trade. And as protracted conflicts continue around the globe, the challenge of providing child protection and health interventions to these fragile contexts only increases. All of this is more important than ever in the wake of COVID-19. The House has passed H.R. 7608, which provides $65 billion for the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, and other international programs and activities. I support this, and hope you do too. Please continue the legacy of strong bipartisan support for this small, less-than-1% of the U.S. budget that is a proven wise investment. Thank you.

As your constituent, I am particularly interested in ensuring vital foreign assistance programs are funded next year. Decades of experience tell us that keeping foreign assistance strong remains critical to the United States, our values as Americans, and the millions of people globally who are impacted by extreme poverty. The funding is also key to helping procure safety, health, and opportunities for children around the world. I heard about this issue from World Vision, an organization I support. Thanks to U.S. foreign assistance, each year more than 3 million lives are saved through immunization programs, 1.3 billion people have received safe drinking water, and literacy rates are up 33 percent worldwide. Foreign assistance dollars also promote U.S. jobs and create economies that can bolster U.S. trade. And as protracted conflicts continue around the globe, the challenge of providing child protection and health interventions to these fragile contexts only increases. All of this is more important than ever in the wake of COVID-19. The House has passed H.R. 7608, which provides $65 billion for the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, and other international programs and activities. I support this, and hope you do too. Please continue the legacy of strong bipartisan support for this small, less-than-1% of the U.S. budget that is a proven wise investment. Thank you.