Created by StoryCorps, One Small Step brings strangers with different political views together to rediscover the truth that we are all human beings and fellow Americans. Thousands of Americans nationwide have found connection with a conversation partner—now it’s your turn. Join us and show the rest of the country what it means to have the courage to listen. 

One Small Step Congress invites members and their senior staffers to participate in a 30-minute conversation with a counterpart of the other party—not to debate politics—but to get to know each other as people. Each conversation is moderated by a trained facilitator and is recorded and preserved at the Library of Congress, as well as StoryCorps’ online archive. You have control over your recording and can choose whether you want to make your conversation available to the public. 

Your participation will help you reach across the aisle and will send a powerful message to your constituents that you are helping to address the partisan divide in Washington. For more information or to sign-up to be matched with a fellow member of Congress or senior staffer, email us at [email protected].

Read the One Small Step Congress press release.

Hear A One Small Step Congress Conversation

One Small Step Congress Events

One Small Step was a sponsor of the 2023 Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Stadium. Program activities launching One Small Step Congress included hosting a social media experience on Center Field Plaza, distributing free One Small Step Question Card decks to support meaningful cross-partisan conversations, and a sixty-second video about OSS Congress that was broadcast on the stadium Jumbotron, featuring real OSS participants across the country, encouraging their elected leaders to participate. 

One Small Step in the News

Dave Isay Interview on The Hill’s ‘Rising’ (The Hill, June 14, 2023)

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