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E-News: Italy's the Place to Stop Nukes

July 7, 2009

Thanks for Your Support
Nuclear Test Ban: Global Summit Plans Action
Exit Strategy from Afghanistan: Did Your Rep. Vote Against it?
FCNL in the News: Kate Gould on U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq
Quote of the Week: Washington Post on the Climate Bill
International Affairs Budget: House Makes Cuts
8 Former Diplomats Say Increase International Affairs Budget
War Is Not the Answer Photo of the Week: Mt. Pleasant, MI


Thanks for Your Support

In the last few months, you have reached deep into your pockets to support FCNL's lobbying in Washington and mobilizing of people around the country to bring their voices and perspectives to Congress. Thank you. Your support has positioned the FCNL community ready to seize new opportunities for change here in Washington, and we appreciate it.



Nuclear Test Ban: Global Summit Plans Action

This week, world leaders gathering for the G8 summit in Italy are expected to speak out in support of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). Bush administration opposition kept such support out of G8 summit statements for the last eight years. Download this flyer to find out more about what you can do to work for Senate ratification of this treaty.



Exit Strategy from Afghanistan: Did Your Rep. Vote Against it?

Rep. Jim McGovern offered an amendment to the military authorization bill that would have required the president to submit to Congress plans for an exit strategy from Afghanistan. The amendment was defeated by a vote of 278 to 138. Find out how your representative voted and urge him or her to support Rep. McGovern's next effort to call for an exit strategy from Afghanistan.



FCNL in the News: Kate Gould on U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq

Next year's military authorization bill, passed by the House last week, requires unprecedented congressional oversight to ensure complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011, reports Truthout.org. The article features FCNL's Legislative Program Assistant for Foreign Policy Kate Gould. See what Kate has to say.

Quote of the Week: Washington Post on the Climate Bill

"Given that congressional action could set a template for years or decades, we think it's too soon to settle for something that falls so far short of ideal."

~Washington Post editorial criticizing the climate bill approved by the House last week.



International Affairs Budget: House Makes Cuts

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on President Obama's international affairs budget, which provides funding for the State Department, foreign assistance programs, and international cooperation. FCNL Program Assistant Trevor Keck reports that the bill provides $1.2 billion less for international affairs than last year. See Trevor's analysis of the international affairs budget.



8 Former Diplomats Say Increase International Affairs Budget

Former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, George Shultz, James Baker, Lawrence Eagleburger, Warren Christopher, Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice are urging Congress to fully fund President Obama's request for additional funds for international affairs. See what they had to say.



War Is Not the Answer Photo of the Week: Mt. Pleasant, MI

Don and Nancy Nagler proclaim that War Is Not the Answer on their cars not once, or twice, but four times! Everyone in Mt. Pleasant, MI knows the Naglers don't support war.

Order your own War Is Not the Answer sign and see where this movement is showing up across the country. Find out how to submit your own photo