Jun 19, 2013
The House Farm Bill would cut 1.8 million people off SNAP. FCNL and 72 other organizations sent a letter to the House urging members to support McGovern's amendment to restore funding to SNAP.
Jun 19, 2013
On Wednesday, June 19, the House farm bill moved to the floor. It includes a $20.5 billion cut to food stamps that would deny food assistance to 1.8 million low-income people. FCNL opposes these cuts and urges members of the House to vote YES on Senator McGovern's amendment to restore funding to SNAP.
Jun 11, 2013
Experts across the spectrum agree: a trillion dollar cut to Pentagon spending is reasonable and responsible.
Jun 10, 2013
Both the Senate Farm Bill and the House Farm Bill include cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps. Senator Kristen Gillibrand and Congressman George McGovern led efforts to restore this funding and protect vulnerable people.
Jun 7, 2013
With this month’s release of unemployment rates, we see yet another sign that while economists may say that the recession has ended, the reality of unemployment and under-employment remains true for millions of Americans.
Jun 7, 2013
Congress should be planning for smart reductions, not rejecting proposals for cost saving options like these showcased in the mark-up of the NDAA. The Pentagon can cut an additional $500 billion to $1 trillion over the next decade without harming U.S. security, a reality Congress needs to face.
Jun 6, 2013
Social Security is one of the most effective anti-poverty tools in the country. The program should be strengthened to reflect the particular needs of seniors and to ensure its vitality for the next generation of elders, not used as a bargaining chip in conversations about the deficit.
Jun 5, 2013
Here at FCNL, we’re looking for two things to protect the human services that our communities rely on: significant cuts to the Pentagon budget and increased revenues. While we are finally seeing cuts to the Pentagon, the need for new revenue still exists. Revenue positive tax reform would help the government balance its books. More importantly, though, it could stop taxes from further exacerbating economic inequality.
May 31, 2013
Write a letter to the editor urging your senators to support domestic human needs and cut the Pentagon.
May 24, 2013
Yesterday afternoon, President Obama discussed his administration’s counterterrorism policy in a speech at the National Defense University. In a simultaneously impressive and disappointing display, the President spoke more candidly about the U.S. counterterrorism policy, including the drones program, than he has yet to date.
May 22, 2013
A key House Committee protects the Pentagon by slashing domestic spending, but staffers acknowledge this is just the beginning of the budget debate.
May 16, 2013
We have reason to celebrate, as Congress has accepted that Pentagon spending will be cut at least $500 billion in the next decade. But the debate still rages over whether to keep, reduce or entirely eliminate the other $500 billion in cuts. Read on to find out exactly what is going on and how we got here.
May 15, 2013
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In prioritizing military spending, Congress is cutting the very programs that can actually strengthen our economy: Cutting federal assistance to the states, forcing them to lay off teachers, firefighters, and social workers; cutting opportunities for job creation, training, and placement programs; and eviscerating funding for children’s programs and assistance for seniors.
May 13, 2013
The Pentagon is looking at further reductions in deployed nuclear weapons and eliminating one leg of the triad.
May 8, 2013
The federal budget is a moral document that reflects and shapes our country’s priorities. Congress must craft the federal budget as a moral document to ensure that all are able to live in dignity and participate in the nation’s economy.
May 8, 2013
This week, powerful senators from both major political parties suggested Pentagon cuts may stay in part because of the Pentagon's poor record of controlling spending.
May 6, 2013
As members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have acknowledged, people today are struggling to make ends meet. Americans urgently need lawmakers to take the next step on the road to a family friendly nation. But H.R. 1406 is not what the nation needs.
May 6, 2013
A handful of Democratic and Republican senators are considering a rewrite of 60 of the most consequential words to ever pass through Congress. The Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), passed after the attacks of 11 September 2001, and provides the legal cornerstone for the so-called US "war on terror". Only one brave Congress member opposed it. It allows the US government to wage war at anytime, any place and on anyone deemed a threat to national security – with remarkably little evidence needed.
May 3, 2013
In recent years, one of the groups most deeply affected by the recession and the trickling recovery is teenage and young adult workers aged 16-24. In April, the unemployment rate for 16-19 year-olds was 24.1% and 20-24 year olds was 13.1%. As we consider these monthly reflections of our economy’s health, we remind our elected officials that they must act now on legislation that aims to create jobs and strengthen our economy for those who are at greatest risk of impoverishment and hardship, especially young workers.
May 3, 2013
Over two thousand national and local organizations urge the Appropriations Chairs, Vice Chair and Ranking Member to fund the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) to the highest level possible in fiscal year 2014.
May 3, 2013
The U.S. has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the world, and pregnancy and parenting significantly increase a student's risk of dropping out of school. Senator Tom Udall and Representative Jared Polis introduced this legislation to help give pregnant and parenting students the support they need to succeed in school.
May 1, 2013
As the U.S. winds down two wars, acknowledges changing national needs, and deals with federal spending constraints, the Pentagon and its contractors will definitely feel the effects. Many communities across the country whose economies have been shaped by the sharp increases in military spending of the post-9/11 period will need help adjusting to the coming defense downsizing. This white paper presents a framework of legislative actions that would help create new economic opportunities through strengthening existing programs, restoring programs that were effective in the past, and initiating new programs to fill critical gaps and respond to current conditions.
May 1, 2013
Despite all the warnings, the press reports that profits at Pentagon contractors are still strong.
Apr 30, 2013
As the U.S. winds down two wars, acknowledges changing national needs, and deals with federal spending constraints, the Pentagon and its contractors will definitely feel the effects. Many communities across the country whose economies have been shaped by the sharp increases in military spending of the post-9/11 period will need help adjusting to the coming defense downsizing. This white paper presents a framework of legislative actions that would help create new economic opportunities through strengthening existing programs, restoring programs that were effective in the past, and initiating new programs to fill critical gaps and respond to current conditions.
Jan 17, 2011