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  • Quaker Lobby Applauds House Vote Denouncing “National Emergency”

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) applauded the passage of the House of Representatives resolution to overturn the national emergency declaration issued by President Donald Trump earlier this month. FCNL urges the Senate to approve a similar resolution as soon as possible.
  • Quaker Lobby Welcomes Budget Deal; Deplores National Emergency Declaration

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) today welcomed the bipartisan budget agreement negotiated by Congress to keep the federal government funded through the rest of the fiscal year. However, FCNL deplores the declaration of a national emergency at the southern border.
  • In Historic Yemen Vote, House Reasserts War Authority to Advance Peace

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) celebrated House passage of S.J. Res. 7 by a 247-175 margin, requiring the President to end American military participation in the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
  • National Advocacy Groups Urge Democratic Leaders to Stand Firm on Ending US Support for Yemen War

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) and more than 60 national advocacy groups today urged congressional leaders to end all U.S. support for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their war against the Houthis in Yemen.
  • Administration Raids Funds for Disaster Relief to Keep More Children and Families Behind Bars

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) fiercely opposes the move of the Department of Homeland Security to reallocate essential funding to bolster harmful and unnecessary border detention of refugees and other immigrants by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
  • Quaker Lobby Welcomes Bipartisan Climate Change Legislation

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) applauded today’s introduction of the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2018 (EICDA) by Reps. Ted Deutch (D-FL), John Delaney (D-MD), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Francis Rooney (R-FL).
  • Quaker Lobby Calls on Congress to End Illegal U.S. War in Yemen

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) welcomed the Pentagon’s decision late last week to stop mid-air refueling of Saudi-led coalition aircraft bombing Yemen. It also called on Congress to pass legislation ending all forms of U.S. military support for the Saudi-led coalition and to press Saudi Arabia and its allies to immediately end the war in Yemen.
  • Senate Votes to End Illegal U.S. War in Yemen as Peace Talks Progress

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    Washington, DC – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) today celebrated both the historic Senate vote to end U.S. military participation in the Saudi-led war in Yemen and the breakthrough in the Yemen peace negotiations.
  • Cuts to the State Department Will Diminish American Leadership

    Press Release | December 9, 2020
    President Trump’s budget will diminish American leadership in the world, further entangle the military in overseas conflict as the primary foreign policy tool and ultimately increase costs to taxpayers.
  • Welcome to FCNL's New Website!

    Update | October 17, 2016
    After seven years with our old website, we’ve redesigned fcnl.org. The transition should make the website more accessible to more people — whether you’ve been working with us for years, or you’re just getting to know our work.