Reps. Haaland, Torres Small Cosponsor Global Nutrition Resolution

Recognizing the importance of sustained United States leadership to accelerating global progress against maternal and child malnutrition and supporting United States Agency for International Development's commitment to global nutrition through its multi-sectoral nutrition strategy.   Summary of House Resolution 189 and Senate Resolution 260

As of mid-July, Bread for the World members in New Mexico had written 29 letters to Rep. Xochitl Torres Small and 254 to Rep. Deb Haaland urging our congressional representatives to support efforts to boost our country commitments to global child and maternal nutrition. This ask is part of Bread for the World's 2019 Offering of Letters. Better Nutrition, Better Tomorrow.

Collage of Lobby Day Visits

The letters from constituents might have played a part in the decision of Reps. Haaland and Torres Small to cosponsor House Resolution 189. Our two members of Congress were among the broadly bipartisan group of 94 House cosponsors. 

Of course, our Lobby Day visits to the Washington offices of the congresswomen might have helped, along with follow-up from Bread government relations staff.

We have also been in touch with Rep. Rep Ben Ray Lujan, who promised me during a conversation in Albuquerque that he would consider cosponsoring the initiative. This conversation came during the August congressional recess, and hopefully he will add his name when Congress returns in September.

On Lobby Day, I also visited the offices of Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich. We also requested that they sign on to the Senate version of the resolution. As of mid-August the two senators were not yet among the bipartisan group of 35 Senate cosponsors of SRes260. We are hopefully that they will add their names to the list.