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Background The Journey to Peace is Paved with Persistence
It has been 30 years since the U.S. Congress passed a law to address the prevention of atrocities. We hope to break this congressional silence soon with passage of the bipartisan Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 (H.R. 3030/S.1158). Consideration before the full Senate is the next step after the bill was overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives.
- By Allyson Neville
- Issues: Peacebuilding
Press Release Quaker Lobby Critical of New Low Refugee Admissions Goal
Washington, DC (September 18, 2018) – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) has long opposed the Trump Administration’s low refugee admissions goals. The White House announced late yesterday that it is committed to resettling only 30,000 for FY2019—the lowest in the resettlement program’s history.
- Issues: Immigrants & Refugees
Background Congress Backs New Trump Nuke
Hidden deep in next year’s $717 billion national defense authorization bill was congressional approval and $65 million to fund a new submarine-launched nuclear warhead.
- Issues: Nuclear Weapons, Peacebuilding
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