Leaders in the U.S. House recently released a tax plan that would dramatically shape tax and spending policy for decades to come. This tax plan is moving extremely rapidly. The House is expected to vote the week of November 13 and the Senate is expected to vote on its tax plan after Thanksgiving.
A comparison of four different Dreamer protection bills – the BRIDGE Act, SUCCEED Act, RAC Act, and Dream Act. FCNL considers the provisions outlined in the Dream Act to be the best option available for Dreamers.
Members of Congress value FCNL’s persistent and principled approach to advocacy. Here’s what they and their staff are saying about this work.
FCNL’s Diane Randall delivered the Friday night message at Annual Meeting 2017, envisioning the next five years for FCNL.
Meet Michelle Beers, 2017-2018 Quaker Outreach Young Fellow!
These are urgent times.
Gun violence in the U.S. is so common that it rarely makes the news. As a nation, we have seemingly accepted that ordinary activities – going to a house of worship, a nightclub, a school – carry the risk of violent death.
Congress must take many steps to set the Pentagon’s final budget. For the fiscal year starting on October 1 (FY 2018), Congress and the president have already agreed to fund operations through December 8, 2017 at last year’s spending rate. Between now and then they still must reach a deal on the full year’s budget, or buy still more time.
It can be hard to keep up with all the moving legislative parts that affect Pentagon spending levels for the fiscal year starting October 1 (that is, FY2018). Here is a brief primer.
Everyone from the American Medical Association to the National Association of Medicaid Directors have come out in opposition to the latest effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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