U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison of Minneapolis introduced House Resolution H.R 1078 in support of the Strategy of Generosity that the NSP has been championing, and expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. should consider the Global Marshall Plan as an important component of U.S. foreign policy. Congressmen Jim Moran (Virginia) and Emanuel Cleaver (Missouri) have already agreed to cosponsor. 

Now it's up to us to get our Congressional representatives to cosponsor or publicly endorse this bill. Please set up a meeting with your Senator and with your Congressperson when they return to your district for the Memorial Day weekend, unless you are coming to our activist training in D.C. Or ask for a meeting the next time they are going to be in your area —so that you can explain to them the thinking behind the Global Marshall Plan (GMP). To refresh your memory and develop “Talking Points,” please read the Q&A that you can find on our home page at www.tikkun.org in the section on Current Thinking (click that and you'll get to the Q &A).

Meanwhile, as a first step, please sign the proposed ad for the GMP and get your friends to sign as well! You can find it by clicking “Endorse the Global Marshall Plan” at www.tikkun.org. Watch the YouTube piece there, and then invite friends, coworkers, neighbors, and members of your professional, union or religious organization to watch it with you and then talk about it in preparation for them signing too!