There was no global call this week -- nothing legislatively going on for global issues. However, Sen. Clinton did a great job talking with the Senate committee which will approve her for Secretary of State in talking about revamping foreign aid to target poverty.
On the domestic call today we talked about group planning, which our group has already done. I just have to fill out the paperwork and get it to our Regional Coordinators.
On the media front, there was a fine letter in Sunday's Gazette about domestic poverty and a call to action to do something about it. So I submitted a letter Sunday night and it was published today, asking for people to call our Members of Congress on SCHIP reauthorization, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (known in Iowa as Hawk-I). This legislation was vetoed twice by President Bush and Senator Grassley was one of the prime movers on this bill. So now it's being voted on this week by Congress and we'll probably have two different versions coming out of the House and Senate, so we'll be making more calls when it goes to conference prior to going to President Obama's desk for a signature.
I also have an editorial packet on Microcredit that I think we should use to build an op-ed for the Gazette. I'll have that ready for you to read Monday night to see who wants to lend their name and photo to the piece.
Since Dad died, I haven't had much time to work on RESULTS. Been driving Mom to various appointments and doing various errands. She doesn't drive in bad weather -- and it's been nothing but bad weather since Dad died! No, I take that back. There was one day she took her car out and did an errand on her own. So I haven't done much work on Mohamed's website. The Diversity Task Force is going to help me in that, though. This weekend I'll have some time to get some things started. And once Spring gets here, we'll start television production in Iowa City.
I am so looking forward to our meeting Monday night at 7. I am always energized by being with you!
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