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  • Senate Re-Introduces Sentencing Reform

    Update | October 17, 2017
    Senate sponsors, led by Senators Grassley (IA) and Durbin (IL), have re-introduced the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (SRCA).

  • House Vote to Strip Health Coverage is Devastating for 24 Million People

    Statement | May 5, 2017
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) denounced House passage of the American Health Care Act, a bill that would leave 24 million people without health coverage, strip away protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions, eliminate the Medicaid expansion, and cut Medicaid by $850 billion, forever ending the program as we know it.

  • FCNL Welcomes Bipartisan Climate Solutions Commission Act

    Press Release | May 3, 2017
    Members from the bipartisan House Climate Solutions Caucus just introduced their first piece of legislation in the 115th Congress, the Climate Solutions Commission Act of 2017.

  • FCNL Condemns Muslim Ban 2.0

    Statement | March 6, 2017
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) strongly opposes President Trump’s revised executive order that will close our doors to refugees fleeing violence and persecution and bans nationals from six Muslim-majority countries, said Yasmine Taeb, FCNL’s lead lobbyist on human rights and civil liberties.

  • War Is the Ultimate Rejection of God's Creation

    Statement | October 13, 2016
    As the U.S. government prepares to expand its military action against Iraq into a preemptive war for regime change, we call on our policymakers and the world community to employ peaceful strategies to address the problems of terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and abusive regimes.

  • FCNL’s Yasmine Taeb Honored with 2017 Young Alumni Award from University of Florida

    Press Release | April 5, 2017
    Recognizing her extensive professional accomplishments and clear commitment to social justice, the University of Florida Alumni Association will honor FCNL lobbyist Yasmine Taeb with its Young Alumni Award during its Orange and Blue Weekend celebration this year.

  • Civilian Deaths in U.S.-Led Airstrikes Highlight Misguided Military-First Approach

    Statement | March 30, 2017
    In response to one of the deadliest U.S.-led bombings of civilians in 25 years, the Friends Committee on National Legislation mourns the loss of life and expresses grave concern about U.S. complicity in the March 17 airstrike that killed scores of civilians in a neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq.

  • Census Poverty Numbers are Encouraging, but Much Work Remains

    Update | September 23, 2016
    New poverty numbers are encouraging but highlight the need for expanding the EITC to more people.

  • The Doctrine of Discovery

    Background | September 25, 2016
    The “Doctrine of Discovery,” enunciated by popes, kings, and governors, represents a belief that Native people, those who lived on the land for generations, had no claim to it once it was “discovered” by Christian settlers. The doctrine, with its psychological, spiritual, and physical impacts on both Europeans and native peoples, integrated racism into our very founding as a country and justified violence.

  • "America made a momentous decision"

    Update | September 25, 2016
    On July 12, 2016, Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett spoke on the House floor in support of the historic U.S.-Iran nuclear deal. He was joined by Reps. Jared Polis (CO) and Earl Blumenauer (OR).