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Citizens United and Money in Politics
The Supreme Court decisions in Federal Election Commission v. Citizens United and McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission have allowed big money to flood into elections. We may never know the full impact of these large and concentrated contributions on electoral outcomes.Prevention and Protection Working Group Calls for Robust Funding for Peace in FY2022
Members of the Prevention and Protection Working Group urge appropriators to support robust funding for peacebuilding, atrocity prevention and human rights.45 Organizations Send Letter to Senate Calling for Impactful Surveillance Reform
On November 6, 2017, FCNL and forty-four other organizations sent a letter to the U.S. Senate calling for more comprehensive reforms to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).Join Me to Lobby for Sentencing Reform
We are living under systems that seek to militarize law enforcement with weapons of war, systems coated in the nation’s stain of our original sin of slavery, and systems that seek to control and contain specific communities. Those communities are overwhelmingly black and brown. And. They. Matter.FCNL and 12 Other Organizations Release Statement on U.S. Drone Policy
On March 7, 2018, FCNL and 12 other organizations released a statement expressing concerns over reported changes to U.S. drone policy and called for greater transparency and accountability of the targeted killing program.125 Faith Leaders Oppose Increased Military Engagement with Burma
A Letter from 125 Faith Leaders, Urging Senators to Oppose Increased Embrace of Burmese Military by Co-Sponsoring SA 607 to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018Persisting on the Path to Peace
In a time when war and violence appear to be on the rise across the globe, the emphasis on peacebuilding and conflict prevention is more important than ever. Read excerpts from Amelia Kegan’s rousing speech at FCNL’s 2023 Quaker Public Policy Institute & Annual Meeting.The War in Ukraine and the Urgent Need for Diplomatic Solutions
Since February 2022, the world has witnessed brutal war and horrific human suffering following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) urges Congress and the Administration to play a constructive role in ending the violence. Our Quaker faith calls us to always seek nonviolent solutions, even amid violence, and to help repair the wounds of war. The U.S. has a responsibility and an opportunity to champion a just and secure peace in the region, which can only be achieved through peaceful means.Unity Declaration on Racism and Poverty
As leaders from diverse families of U.S. Christianity, we are called by the Spirit to work together with new urgency against the resurgence of racism and the persistence of poverty in America.Building the Movement for a New Peaceful Foreign Policy
FCNL’s senior strategist and legislative director for foreign policy, Diana Ohlbaum, delivered this address at Annual Meeting 2019.