Background Poor countries – insurmountable debt Jubilee 2000 Religious movement with nearly unanimous global support U.S. is the only major holdout $1 in U.S. appropriations = $90 in global debt relief Entire success of movement relies on U.S. participation

Poor countries – insurmountable debt

Jubilee 2000

Religious movement with nearly unanimous global support

U.S. is the only major holdout

$1 in U.S. appropriations = $90 in global debt relief

Entire success of movement relies on U.S. participation

Background (continued) 1998 G8 meeting - creditor gov’ts embrace debt relief Clinton requests total of $920 million over four years Support for bill rests along party lines Republicans control both House and Senate

1998 G8 meeting - creditor gov’ts embrace debt relief

Clinton requests total of $920 million over four years

Support for bill rests along party lines

Republicans control both House and Senate

Background (continued) Pelosi calls for emergency funding amendment, but subcommittee votes it down (8-7) Full Committee also votes it down (32-21) Senate reduces funding to $75 million Clinton threatens veto of Appropriations Bill

Pelosi calls for emergency funding amendment, but subcommittee votes it down (8-7)

Full Committee also votes it down (32-21)

Senate reduces funding to $75 million

Clinton threatens veto of Appropriations Bill

The Players Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations (8 to 7 against) Supporters: Democrats: Pelosi , Jackson, Kilpatrick, Lowey, Sabo, Obey and Republican: Wolf Opponents: All Republicans: Callahan , (chair of subcommittee), Kingston, Knollenberg, Lewis, Packard, Porter, Wicker, Young Full House Appropriations Committee (21-32 against) Wolf – only Republican to vote in favor Democrats – 3 voted against

Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations (8 to 7 against)

Supporters: Democrats: Pelosi , Jackson, Kilpatrick, Lowey, Sabo, Obey and Republican: Wolf

Opponents: All Republicans: Callahan , (chair of subcommittee), Kingston, Knollenberg, Lewis, Packard, Porter, Wicker, Young

Full House Appropriations Committee (21-32 against)

Wolf – only Republican to vote in favor

Democrats – 3 voted against

The Players (continued) Republican Leaders Dick Armey (House Majority leader) and Tom DeLay – cut appropriations by $300 million. Calling for provisions to safeguard funding from foreign corruption Celebrities - Pope, Dalai Lama, Billy Graham, Pat Robertson, Muhammad Ali, Bono, Jeffrey Sachs. Interest Groups – Supporters and Opponents that fall along party lines What Now?

Republican Leaders

Dick Armey (House Majority leader) and Tom DeLay – cut appropriations by $300 million.

Calling for provisions to safeguard funding from foreign corruption

Celebrities - Pope, Dalai Lama, Billy Graham, Pat Robertson, Muhammad Ali, Bono, Jeffrey Sachs.

Interest Groups – Supporters and Opponents that fall along party lines

What Now?

Strategy Two-pronged Attack Goal is to gain legislative approval of significant appropriations for debt relief Inside political strategy Outside political strategy Complements and coordinates with Inside strategy

Two-pronged Attack

Goal is to gain legislative approval of significant appropriations for debt relief

Inside political strategy

Outside political strategy

Complements and coordinates with Inside strategy

Inside Strategy Overcome Callahan and House Republican leaders, Armey and DeLay They have strong influence on other House Republicans Meet with Pelosi (D) and Wolf (R) Convince Wolf to take lead on debt relief Wolf may gain Republican support

Overcome Callahan and House Republican leaders, Armey and DeLay

They have strong influence on other House Republicans

Meet with Pelosi (D) and Wolf (R)

Convince Wolf to take lead on debt relief

Wolf may gain Republican support

Inside Strategy (continued) Add provisions to prevent corruption Play the religious angle Use religious networks to pressure representatives from Southern Baptist states Leverage Clinton’s veto power

Add provisions to prevent corruption

Play the religious angle

Use religious networks to pressure representatives from Southern Baptist states

Leverage Clinton’s veto power

Outside Strategy Join with other interest groups Pool resources, expand network Diverse coalition – make detractors seem like out of touch “Scrooges” Expand religious support 40,000+ Southern Baptist Churches Build support using existing network of Christian fellowship

Join with other interest groups

Pool resources, expand network

Diverse coalition – make detractors seem like out of touch “Scrooges”

Expand religious support

40,000+ Southern Baptist Churches

Build support using existing network of Christian fellowship

Outside Strategy (continued) Use celebrity “star power” Pope, Bono, Muhammed Ali, Billy Graham, Jeffrey Sachs Sponsor a Jubilee Concert Tour – U2, Christian/Country acts Media Campaign New Media (Use web to spread info, accept donations) Traditional Media (TV, Radio, Print)

Use celebrity “star power”

Pope, Bono, Muhammed Ali, Billy Graham, Jeffrey Sachs

Sponsor a Jubilee Concert Tour – U2, Christian/Country acts

Media Campaign

New Media (Use web to spread info, accept donations)

Traditional Media (TV, Radio, Print)

Commercial

Commercial

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