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Quaker Lobby Lauds Senate Introduction of VAWA Reauthorization
FCNL applauded today’s long-awaited Senate introduction of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022.Quaker Lobby Applauds House Passage of Long-Sought Repeal of 2002 Iraq War Authorization
FCNL applauds today’s House vote to repeal the outdated 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force against the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq.Quaker Lobby Applauds Indian Boarding Schools Commission Bill
FCNL welcomed the re-reintroduction of the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools Policies in the U.S. Act.Quaker Lobby Bemoans Debt Ceiling Fiasco in Washington
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.The Enduring Power of Peacebuilding
Amid calls for more weapons to win battlefield victories, we affirm the enduring power of building peace through peaceful means. We urge robust, persistent, and creative diplomacy and peacebuilding to bring about a just and durable solution to the ongoing war in Ukraine.Quaker Lobby Deplores Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action
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.Quaker Lobby Celebrates Bipartisan Vote on Truth and Healing Bill
FCNL hailed the recent bipartisan vote in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to pass the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act.Quaker Lobby Laments Passage of Continued Funding for War
FCNL lamented the final passage of the massive $95 billion in further war funding for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and others.Quaker Lobby Deeply Disappointed in Passage of Draconian Senate Budget
FCNL is deeply disappointed but undaunted by today’s Senate passage (51-48) of the budget resolution for fiscal year 2025.Quaker Lobby Lauds Reintroduction of Indian Boarding School Bill
FCNL welcomes the reintroduction of the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States (S.761) in the Senate.