CEOs, NGOs send open letter to Congress asking for support of Water for the World Act

Last week, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent the Water for the World Act (S 641) to the Senate for a floor vote, and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs is set to vote on a companion bill, the Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2012 (HR 3658), PSI's "Healthy Lives" blog notes, adding that "a coalition of CEOs of NGOs have published an open letter [.pdf] encouraging the House Foreign Affairs Committee to allow the bill to be voted upon in the House floor" (6/28). The letter states, "HR 3658, like its companion S 641, has strong bipartisan support, does not seek new funds, and builds on decades of successful U.S.‐led programs to make even better use of existing resources. This is the year to ensure that the bill becomes law," and continues, "Because it builds on the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005, the Water for the World Act of 2012 is a cost‐free approach to benefiting families, communities, and even the global economy." The letter concludes by asking members of Congress to co-sponsor the House bill and urge the House committee to pass it (6/20).