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Update on Immigration
Last week, the Freedom Caucus challenged Republican party leadership to bring up a hardline immigration proposal to the floor in exchange for their votes on the Farm Bill. What now?Directors Agree to New Management of William Penn House
For more than 50 years, FCNL and William Penn House have worked to advance Quaker witness on Capitol Hill. After several months of discernment and worship, the boards of directors of both organizations agreed that the FCNL Education Fund would assume governance and management of William Penn House effective Sept. 1, 2019.The Link Between Climate and Conflict
The Pentagon is preparing for a world remade by climate change. The agency’s “2014 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap” clearly lays out the connection between climate and national security. It argues that climate change adds to the burdens of already fragile and weak states, creating an environment ripe for political dissent and instability.Reject a Religious Test for Refugees
Executive Secretary Diane Randall wrote a letter to Senator Ted Cruz (TX) in response to remarks he made during a Senate Judiciary hearing on the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program.Bill Analysis: Environmental Justice for All Act
The Environmental Justice for All Act addresses the prevalence of toxic waste sites and heavy polluting fossil fuel infrastructure in and near communities of color and low-income communities.Our Compassion Must Outweigh Our Fear
As some leaders have seized upon the recent, tragic events in Brussels as an opportunity to sow fear and discord within American communities, we must call upon our elected officials to demonstrate compassionate leadership and show solidarity with all victims of terrorism around the world, Christian and Muslim alike.Faith Voices Call: Citizenship For All
Join FCNL’s Anika Forrest and interfaith partners for a bilingual webinar on Monday, Sept. 20. They’ll share updates on Congress’s budget reconciliation process, who could get covered by the path to citizenship that has been included in budget reconciliation legislative text, and how you can take action to help get a clean and inclusive path to citizenship across the finish line.Voting & Elections
The damaging effects of money on our politics are clear. When money pours into our elections, the voices of average Americans are silenced. And voter suppression, too, continues to threaten our democracy.Pivoting to Peace: Quiet Reflections
Quiet reflections are calm, sometimes chaotic but it produces a heart and mind that is open to the many colorful experiences that life affords us.Itzel Perez, 24
This is my first time at Spring Lobby Weekend, but I was a member of the Advocacy Corps.