Quaker Lobby Celebrates the Release of US Citizens in Iran
FCNL welcomes the release of five United States citizens who were unjustly detained in Iran.
FCNL welcomes the release of five United States citizens who were unjustly detained in Iran.
FCNL expressed deep frustration over this week’s Census Bureau report on the state of poverty in America, specifically childhood poverty rates.
FCNL expressed disappointment over the recent federal court decision ruling that the DACA program is unlawful.
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) deplores today’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R 2670) by the House of Representatives.
FCNL, in conjunction with more than 50 other organizations dedicated to promoting peace while advancing and protecting human rights, warned that the recently approved cuts are a sure-fire recipe for instability, heightened insecurity, and suffering.
FCNL deplored the Biden Administration’s short-sighted and dangerous decision to supply cluster munitions for the war in Ukraine.
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) denounced today’s Supreme Court ruling overturning affirmative action and rolling back decades of progress against race-related inequities.
FCNL lamented the status of the debt ceiling votes in Congress, making clear that negotiating the fate of social programs, benefits for low-income families, veterans’ affairs, and other government services under the threat of a catastrophic default and ensuing economic chaos is no way to manage the country’s fiscal affairs.
FCNL welcomed the re-reintroduction of the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools Policies in the U.S. Act.
This afternoon, faith leaders, service providers, and advocates joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro in holding a rally and press conference opposing the House budget plan scheduled for a vote later today.
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