Quaker Lobby Objects To Unjust DACA Ruling
FCNL expressed disappointment over the recent federal court decision ruling that the DACA program is unlawful.
FCNL expressed disappointment over the recent federal court decision ruling that the DACA program is unlawful.
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) deplores today’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R 2670) by the House of Representatives.
FCNL, in conjunction with more than 50 other organizations dedicated to promoting peace while advancing and protecting human rights, warned that the recently approved cuts are a sure-fire recipe for instability, heightened insecurity, and suffering.
FCNL deplored the Biden Administration’s short-sighted and dangerous decision to supply cluster munitions for the war in Ukraine.
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) denounced today’s Supreme Court ruling overturning affirmative action and rolling back decades of progress against race-related inequities.
FCNL lamented the status of the debt ceiling votes in Congress, making clear that negotiating the fate of social programs, benefits for low-income families, veterans’ affairs, and other government services under the threat of a catastrophic default and ensuing economic chaos is no way to manage the country’s fiscal affairs.
FCNL welcomed the re-reintroduction of the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools Policies in the U.S. Act.
This afternoon, faith leaders, service providers, and advocates joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro in holding a rally and press conference opposing the House budget plan scheduled for a vote later today.
A diverse group of organizations applauded today’s overwhelming bipartisan Senate vote to repeal the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs and formally end the Gulf and Iraq wars.
FCNL welcomed today’s introduction of legislation to repeal both the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations of Use of Military Force. Both give the president the authority to use force against Saddam Hussein and his regime in Iraq. Hussein has not been in power since 2003.
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