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Quaker Lobby Deplores Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action
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.Quaker Lobby Applauds Indian Boarding Schools Commission Bill
FCNL welcomed the re-reintroduction of the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools Policies in the U.S. Act.Quaker Lobby Bemoans Debt Ceiling Fiasco in Washington
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.The Enduring Power of Peacebuilding
Amid calls for more weapons to win battlefield victories, we affirm the enduring power of building peace through peaceful means. We urge robust, persistent, and creative diplomacy and peacebuilding to bring about a just and durable solution to the ongoing war in Ukraine.Quaker Lobby Celebrates Bipartisan Vote on Truth and Healing Bill
FCNL hailed the recent bipartisan vote in the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to pass the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act.Quaker Lobby Laments Passage of Continued Funding for War
FCNL lamented the final passage of the massive $95 billion in further war funding for Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and others.FCNL Statement on the Muslim Ban Oversight Hearing
FCNL submitted the following statement to the Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship and Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations ahead of their joint hearing on President Trump’s Muslim ban. This is the first congressional oversight hearing on this ban since the first one was issued in January 2017.Faith Leaders Call for U.S. Leadership to Engage Peace Process in Israel/Palestine
On the heels of the Israeli election and with the U.S. Administration preparing to release the political component of its peace plan for Israel/Palestine, 22 Christian leaders, including FCNL Executive Secretary Diane Randall, wrote to President Trump outlining their recommendations for U.S. policies that would help bring about a just and lasting end to the conflict in Israel-Palestine.42 Organizations Urge Support for AUMF Repeal
On March 13, a diverse group of 42 organizations from across the political spectrum sent a letter to Chairman Elliot Engel (NY-16) and Ranking Member Michael McCaul (TX-10) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, urging them to bring up Rep. Barbara Lee’s (CA-13) legislation to repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force for prompt consideration in Committee.FCNL Joins 60+ Groups Urging Repeal of 2002 AUMF in Defense Policy Bill
House and Senate negotiators are currently working on a final policy bill that will direct the Pentagon’s efforts over the next year. On Sept. 10, FCNL joined a diverse group of organizations from across the ideological spectrum in sending a letter to House and Senate leaders of the Armed Services Committees. Together they urged them to preserve the Lee amendment to repeal of the 2002 Iraq Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA).