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Lauren Bladen-White
Lauren Bladen-White is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day building operations and facilities management.
Always Speaking Truth to Power
As we join millions of people in our country and around the world in celebrating the inauguration of the Biden-Harris administration and a new Congress, let us do so with fierce love. Let us do so firm in our belief that as Quakers and people of faith, we must always speak truth to power no matter who our earthly leaders are.Government Heads Into Partial Shutdown
The debate over how Congress will fund immigration enforcement culminated with the president opting for a partial government shutdown rather than signing a bill with less than $5 billion for a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico.FCNL Supports Anti-Hate Crime Bills Introduced by Sen. Blumenthal and Rep. Beyer
Responding to a marked increase in hate crimes within the United States over the past several years, Senator Richard Blumenthal and Representative Don Beyer have introduced legislation to improve governmental responses to these crimes on the federal and state levels.No Place [to Call] Home for the Holidays
Last week, members of Congress finished the pertinent business to avoid a government shutdown, packed their bags and headed home for an extended winter break - but as I prepare to do the same, I am paralyzed by the thought of the refugee women and children who are spending this season unnecessarily locked up in family detention centers.The U.S. Must Welcome More Refugees
The current administration has cut refugee admissions by more than 80%, from the historic norm of 95,000 to just 18,000 admissions in FY 2020. This is the lowest level in the last three decades. Our nation can and must safely resettle more refugees and reunite more refugee families.FCNL Starts Discerning Priorities for 118th Congress
Every two years, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) asks Quaker communities to discern the most pressing legislative priorities for Congress. This input becomes the basis of FCNL’s advocacy work for the coming Congress.José Woss: Intermountain Yearly Meeting Friend in Residence
José Santos Woss, FCNL’s Legislative Manager for Justice Reform and Election Integrity, will offer the Keynote address at the virtual gathering of Intermountain Yearly Meeting’s gathering. The event will take place from June 16-20, 2021.Mollie Sequeira
Mollie Sequeira is FCNL’s development research and outreach Intern for summer 2022. She is earning her BA in Political Science at the University of Richmond.Reclaiming Our Democracy in the 118th Congress
The only antidote to a failing government is the active engagement of its people. As the 118th Congress begins—no matter how it unfolds in the weeks and months ahead—I hope you’ll join us in reclaiming our democracy and continuing our work together to build the world we seek.