Sign this Petition!

Several days ago, the House voted to make huge cuts in this year’s budget. Poverty-fighting, cost-effective programs—which make up less than one percent of the US budget—were sharply cut. Some key programs that fight AIDS, malaria and hunger were cut by 40%. Programs that promote long-term economic growth were chopped up to 30%. We know Congress faces tough choices on the budget, but these cuts fall hardest on the people who can least afford them.

Now it’s the Senate’s turn to weigh in on the budget—and we’ve got to let them know that they must preserve this funding. Cuts to these life-saving programs will have a real, immediate and devastating impact on the world’s poor.

This is what the petition reads:

Dear Senators, Please do not cut cost-effective, proven programs that fight HIV/AIDS, hunger and preventable disease in this year's budget. These programs--which make up less than one percent of the budget--save millions of lives, strengthen our national security, and help lift people out of poverty for the long-term.

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Petition found by Erica McCauley