More Money for War? No, A Time to Act for Peace!
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
~President Dwight D. Eisenhower
When President Obama released his budget proposal this week, it confirmed the bad news we'd been anticipating. His budget would increase already bloated Pentagon bureaucracy and fund the troop surge in Afghanistan with $33 billion this year, and then add $159 billion next year for the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Meanwhile, it would freeze spending on "non-security related" programs for the next three years.
Thank you to the thousands of you who have already contacted your members of Congress, urging them to shift money from the Pentagon and the wars to meet real human security needs: more diplomacy, green jobs, poverty reduction and education programs.
Take Action
Make sure the message gets through the Congress and to others in your community. Please write a letter to the editor of your local paper urging a shift in federal budget priorities. Be sure to mention your members of Congress by name. We hear from congressional staff that a letter to the editor that mentions the member gets strong attention in their offices.
Background
Contacting Legislators
Contact your members of Congress through FCNL's web site.
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
Sen. ________
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Rep. ________
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
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