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This Week in the World: Mobilizing to Stop the Big, Immoral Budget Bill
This weekend, the Senate is expected to vote on President Trump’s “Big Beautiful” budget bill (H.R.1).
This Week in the World: Coming Together to Defend Healthcare and Food Assistance
We were honored to have more than 300 young advocates join us in Washington, D.C. this week to lobby Congress to protect health care and food assistance in SNAP and Medicaid.
Oppose Militarized Counterterrorism in Afghanistan
The idea that it is necessary to maintain residual forces in Afghanistan to conduct counterterrorism operations is based on the flawed premise that “terrorism” must be fought and can be defeated militarily.
These Four Programs Can Support Our Communities and Heal Our Economy
The economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will be felt for months to come. Congress has taken some good initial steps to expand key safety net programs and help stabilize our economy. But to ensure the wellbeing of our communities and country in the long term, lawmakers must provide assistance for as long as it’s needed, not just during the initial spike of the pandemic.Peacebuilding Coalition Urges Congress to Protect Foreign Assistance Funding
On August 9, FCNL and more than 40 other organizations in the Alliance for Peacebuilding sent a letter to House appropriators, urging them to protect funding for foreign assistance. The administration has attempted to freeze $4 billion of these congressionally-approved funds. This would impact the ability of the U.S. to prevent and manage conflict abroad.Stop the U.S.-Sponsored Yemen War
The impending sale of more U.S. bombs to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates provides Congress with an opportunity to act to stop the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. The U.S. government is literally refueling the bombers and arming the war that threatens millions of Yemenis with famine, mass starvation, and a historic resurgence of cholera.On Earth Day, Speak Out for Global Action on Climate Change
Every Earth Day, we are reminded that all life on this planet is interconnected. We remember that the natural world is sacred and that we have a lot of work left to do to protect our ecosystems and atmosphere.Help! My Representatives Are Great. What Now?
Your work isn’t over on Election Day. While your members of Congress might agree with you, are they leaders on issues you care about, or are they sitting on the sidelines? Work with your members of Congress to advance peace and justice.WANTED: A Budget that Supports our Troops
Members of Congress, who passed a budget resolution last week, claim that the budget supports our current and former service members in the military. They would point to a $24 billion per year increase in defense spending as evidence that they intend to do right by the troops. However, the details tell a very different story.It's Time for Smarter Sentencing
On February 12, 2015, Congress reintroduced a vital piece of legislation which, if adopted into law, may well be the most important advancement for criminal justice in the 114th Congress.