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  • Keep Calm, Be Compassionate as Coronavirus Spreads

    Statement | September 16, 2020
    As coronavirus continues to spread to new countries and new communities, our hearts go out to all those affected by this devastating illness.

  • Executive Director of Nobel Peace Prize Winner ICAN, Energizes Quaker Welcome Center

    Event | March 8, 2019
    On Monday, March 4, FCNL Executive Secretary Diane Randall joined Beatrice Fihn, Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), in front of a packed Quaker Welcome Center and Facebook Live audience for a conversation about ICAN’s campaign to transform the global conversation about eliminating all nuclear weapons.

  • The Power of Young Voices

    Update | August 17, 2020
    Next Monday, nearly 500 young adults will swarm Capitol Hill to lobby their members of Congress on immigration reform, and I can hardly wait! Before they meet with Members of Congress and their staffs, they will have a weekend of training and briefings on the issue of immigration, the status of the debate in Washington, and how to get the most out of a lobby visit.

  • FCNL Denounces Cancellation of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians

    Statement | August 17, 2020
    On November 20, the Trump administration cancelled Temporary Protected Status for approximately 50,000 Haitians, effective July 22, 2019. FCNL denounces this decision, particularly given the ongoing relief and rebuilding efforts in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, 2016 Hurricane Matthew, and a major cholera epidemic.

  • FCNL Welcomes Transparency in Energy Production Act

    Statement | October 27, 2017
    FCNL is pleased to announce the introduction of the bipartisan Transparency in Energy Production Act of 2017.

  • 47 Senators Say No to Weapons of Mass Starvation

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    FCNL applauds the 47 senators who voted today to block the sale of U.S. weapons to Saudi Arabia. The growing Senate opposition to this sale sends a strong signal that U.S. backing for the Saudi-led coalition’s indiscriminate killing of civilians and de-facto blockade in Yemen must end.

  • Time for Bipartisan Action to Protect Our Care

    Statement | October 17, 2017
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation strongly condemns President Trump’s recent executive order to halt federal cost-sharing reduction payments and calls on Congress to pass the bipartisan Alexander-Murray deal.

  • Quaker Lobby Lauds Extension of New START

    Press Release | February 8, 2021
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) congratulates President Joe Biden for having reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to extend the New START Treaty for the maximum allowable five years.

  • Quaker Lobby Honors Trailblazing Legislators Gillibrand, Haaland

    Press Release | December 8, 2020
    Washington, DC – Two members of Congress will be honored during the Annual Meeting of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) November 14-17. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) will be honored with the Edward F. Snyder Award for Peace while Representative Deb Haaland (NM) will be given the FCNL Justice Award.

  • Quaker Lobby Celebrates House Vote to Repeal 2002 Iraq War Authorization

    Press Release | July 15, 2021
    FCNL applauds today’s vote in the House to repeal the outdated and overstretched 2002 AUMF used for the Iraq War.