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  • 34 Organizations Oppose Rescission of Complex Crises Fund

    Letter | May 14, 2018
    More than 30 non-governmental organizations issued a letter today urging all Senators and Representative to oppose the rescission of $30 million from the Complex Crises Fund.

  • Trump's March to War with Iran Must be Stopped by Congress

    Press Release | May 8, 2018
    FCNL condemns President Trump’s dangerous decision to violate the Iran nuclear deal, which has blocked that country’s pathways to building a nuclear weapon and guarded against the risk of U.S. war with Iran. By refusing to issue sanctions waivers as required under the landmark nuclear accord, President Trump is dramatically increasing the risk of war. Our 75-year-old Quaker lobby in the public interest is urging members of Congress to do everything in their power to prevent another catastrophic U.S. war in the Middle East.

  • Weapons of Mass Creation

    Update | July 9, 2018
    On Tuesday morning, I greeted a flock of 5th graders from Moses Brown School in Rhode Island. These ten-year-old children had arrived at FCNL for lobby training.

  • FCNL Urges House Judiciary Committee to End Family Detention and Separation

    Letter | February 26, 2019
    On Tuesday, February 26, prior to the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on “Oversight of the Trump Administration’s Family Separation Policy,” FCNL submitted a statement urging an end to the devastating practice of family detention and the use of adult immigrant detention that results in family separation.

  • Native American Legislative Update

    Native American Legislative Update | October 17, 2018
    Welcome to FCNL’s Native American Legislative Update! The NALU is a monthly newsletter about FCNL’s Native American policy advocacy and ways for you to engage your members of Congress. FCNL’s Congressional Advocate for Native American policy is Lacina Tangnaqudo Onco (Shinnecock/Kiowa).

  • 23 Organizations Call on Congress to Fund Conflict Prevention

    Letter | October 11, 2018
    Twenty-three faith-based and humanitarian organizations urge robust funding for the international affairs budget including programs that prevent violent conflict, mitigate atrocities and protect civilians.

  • Senators Paul, Schatz, and Wyden Reintroduce Bill to Demilitarize Law Enforcement

    Statement | October 4, 2017
    Senators Rand Paul (KY), Brian Schatz (HI), and Ron Wyden (OR) have reintroduced S.1856, the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act (SMLA). This bill would prohibit the transfer of deadly military equipment to local police departments from the Pentagon under the 1033 program.

  • 32 Faith Organizations Urge Congress to Invest in Humanitarian Aid and Peacebuilding

    Letter | February 28, 2017
    A group of national faith-based organizations write to Congress to express support for U.S. investments in international humanitarian and poverty-focused assistance and peacebuilding programs.

  • 11 Organizations Urge Secretary Mattis to Protect Civilians

    Letter | February 28, 2017
    Members of the Prevention and Protection Working Group – a coalition of non-governmental organizations focused on the protection of civilians and the prevention of violent conflict – write to urge Secretary Mattis to address a specific risk and seize a critical opportunity in carrying out President Trump’s Presidential Memorandum Plan to Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

  • Joe Harris says Friedman Goes Against What His Family Has Stood For

    Update | February 16, 2017
    In a powerful letter, Joe Harris of Cambridge, Massachusetts describes a number of compelling family stories to share on how, as Jewish Americans and Zionists, Friedman’s nomination will do untold damage to Israeli and to the region.