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  • Diana Ohlbaum Statement On Congressional Action To Stop War With Iran

    Statement | October 27, 2020
    Recently, FCNL joined Senators, House members, and many other faith groups at a rally calling for legislation to prevent unauthorized war with Iran, an issue FCNL has been working hard on for months, if not years.
  • The Power of Our Witness

    Background | October 6, 2020
    At the Quaker Welcome Center, we regularly see how the stories and connections of Friends are helping to make change on Capitol Hill.
  • Young Quaker Leads Lobbying to Reduce Gun Violence

    Update | October 6, 2020
    You do not have to be an expert or a professional to lobby Congress. Anyone can speak truth to power at any time. I am especially thrilled to see young Quakers claim this and train their peers.
  • Advocacy Teams Update: Berkeley Team Advances Congressional Sign-On Letter

    Background | October 24, 2018
    FCNL’s Advocacy Team network is made up of more than 1,500 Quakers and friends from across the country who use their power as constituents to make change in Washington, D.C. Our success comes from our commitment to building relationships with Congress grounded in mutual respect and listening. We regularly feature stories from our network, this story comes to us from our team in Berkeley, Calif.
  • Quaker Lobby Urges Congress to Keep Hungry Americans Top of Mind Amid Farm Bill Negotiations

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC (September 6, 2018) – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) applauded the drop in the number of food insecure households but argues much more work remains to end hunger and food insecurity in the United States. Yesterday, the same day the farm bill conferees met for their first public meeting, the Department of Agriculture released its annual food security data, reporting the number of people who were food insecure in 2017.
  • FCNL Decries Rollback of Obama-Era Clean Power Plan

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC (August 21, 2018) – The Quaker lobby, the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) strongly opposes revisions to the Clean Power Plan.
  • Quaker Lobby Appoints New Foreign Policy Director

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC (July 31, 2018) — The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) today announced the appointment of Diana Ohlbaum as its Senior Strategist and Legislative Director of Foreign Policy.
  • FCNL Applauds Bipartisan Introduction of the Dream Act

    Press Release | March 19, 2021
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation (Quakers) applauds the bipartisan Dream Act of 2017, introduced today by Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) joined by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), and Chuck Schumer (D-NY). This legislation outlines a path for Dreamers to become full and flourishing citizens of the country in which they grew up.
  • Elections in Kenya – Recommendations to the U.S. Government

    Update | June 20, 2017
    Friends in Kenya are calling on the U.S. government to take early action to prevent violence in Kenya’s upcoming presidential elections.
  • FCNL: Trump’s Jerusalem Decision Foments Violence, Endangers Lives

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    FCNL condemns the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, a provocative move that foments violence in the Middle East and endangers lives in the Middle East and potentially beyond. The Friends Committee on National Legislation urges Congress to denounce this provocation and to refuse to fund Trump’s planned fortress-like embassy in Jerusalem.