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  • 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.

  • What's the real value of U.S. foreign aid?

    FCNL in the News | May 22, 2017

    “According to the Friends Committee on National Legislation, prioritizing development would be 60 times less expensive than military intervention and the subsequent assistance required for helping nations rebuild in the aftermath.”

  • Minute Concerning the War in the Middle East: Baltimore Yearly Meetng

    Meeting Minute | January 7, 2025
    Baltimore Yearly Meeting (BYM) of the Religious Society of Friends Minute as to the ongoing U.S. military aid in the Israeli-Palestinian War

  • Quaker Lobby says Reject More Unchecked War Funding

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    In response to this week’s final agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act, Friends Committee on National Legislation’s Executive Secretary Diane Randall released the following statement:

  • Reject Unchecked War Funding

    Statement | December 10, 2019
    As an organization called by faith to seek a more peaceful, more just world based on respect for international law and human rights, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) urges members of Congress to vote NO on the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

  • Senate Votes to End Illegal U.S. War in Yemen

    Press Release | May 4, 2021
    Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) hailed today’s landmark Senate vote to end American involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The legislation (S.J. Res 7), passed 54-46, enforces the 1973 War Powers Act by ending American military participation in a war that has killed untold thousands and put millions of Yemenis on the brink of starvation.

  • FCNL Denounces Senate Vote on CIA Director

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC (May 17, 2018)—The Quaker lobby, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), today denounced the Senate’s vote to confirm Gina Haspel to serve as the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

  • Quaker Lobby Condemns Congressional Vote to Fund Dangerous New “Low-Yield” Nuclear Warhead

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC (July 27, 2018) – The Quaker lobby, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) condemned the House of Representatives vote to fund a new nuclear missile warhead as part of the annual National Defense Authorization Act.

  • Quaker Lobby Warns House Homeland Security Budget Advances Family Separation and Detention

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC (July 26, 2018) – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) criticized the full committee passage of the Department of Homeland Security’s spending bill for fiscal year 2019. Passed yesterday evening, this bill will tear thousands more children from their parents through detention and deportation, or while seeking safety at the U.S.-Mexico border.

  • Quaker Lobby Critical of New Low Refugee Admissions Goal

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    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.