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Send a message and ask your senators to support the Energize Africa Act, a new bill that will bring electricity to 50 million Africans for the very first time. It only takes 30 seconds - promise! But your message will do a world of good.

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I'm writing to ask you to co-sponsor and support S. 2508, the Energize Africa Act. We need to get this bill done this year.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member Bob Corker (R-TN), Sen. Coons, Sen. Markey, Sen. Isakson and Sen. Johanns just introduced this bill, which seeks to reduce poverty, improve health and education, and bolster economic growth in Africa by ramping up U.S. involvement in promoting first-time access to electricity for at least 50 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the Congressional Budget Office, this bill would actually reduce the budget deficit by $135 million over the next 5 years.

Similar bipartisan legislation, H.R. 2548, the Electrify Africa Act, was recently passed in the House by a bipartisan vote. The Electrify Africa Act is also aimed at bringing first time energy access to 50 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. Both bills represent a new approach to development aid that leverages the private sector to assist the world’s poorest.

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