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  • New Public Charge Rule Prioritizes Wealth over Hard Work and Family

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) strongly opposes a rule that would make it more difficult for immigrants to obtain green cards if they have used social services.
  • Nuclear Forces Treaty Needed to Keep the Peace in Europe

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington – The Friends Committee today urged President Donald Trump not to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) between Russia and the United States.
  • Sitara Nath looks to create immigration policy change with grassroots effort from The Bluff

    FCNL in the News | September 30, 2016

    “Nath spent 10 days this past summer in Washington D.C. with the nonprofit Friends Committee on National Legislation learning and beginning to lobby for immigration reform.”

  • Trump pressures Saudi Arabia on Yemen blockade

    Update | March 7, 2018

    Kate Gould, legislative director for Middle East policy for the Friends Committee on National Legislation, said Trump’s statement Wednesday was a welcome development.

  • Ending the Afghanistan War Responsibly

    Page | August 18, 2021
    To end the war responsibly, the exit of troops must be paired with steps to minimize any further harm to the people of Afghanistan.
  • Poverty, Tax Credits, and the American Rescue Plan

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    Join the Friends Committee on National Legislation’s Diane Randall and Bread for the World’s Rev. Eugene Cho for this special conversation with Senator Sherrod Brown (OH).
  • Bridget Moix

    Person - Leadership | July 11, 2025
    Bridget Moix is the fifth General Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). She also leads two other Quaker organizations, affiliated with FCNL: Friends Place on Capitol Hill and FCNL Education Fund.
  • The Guiding Light of the Quaker Peace Testimony

    Update | December 24, 2023
    Quakers are particularly known for a testimony to peace. But what does a peace testimony mean for individuals and Quaker communities and organizations like FCNL?
  • Quaker Pacifism in the Context of War

    Update | 
    Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many Friends have struggled to make sense of their pacifism and the morality of their non-violent stance. Watching the horrors of the war unfold has led many Quakers to reflect on what it means to be a pacifist and, for some, to question whether Quakers should be pacifist at all.
  • Marta Rusek, 33

    Person - SLW 2018 | August 14, 2018

    I want to run for office one day—to become the mayor of Philadelphia. The city was founded by a Quaker, though it’s never had a female mayor. And Pennsylvania has never had a female senator.