In a letter sent on July 9 to the House Rules Committee, FCNL joined a coalition of foreign policy organizations in supporting an amendment to the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would affirm diplomacy with North Korea and call for a formal end of war declaration.
Dear Chairman McGovern, Ranking Member Cole, and Members of the House Rules Committee,
We, the undersigned national organizations representing hundreds of thousands of supporters across the country, write to you in support of Amendment 371 to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
This amendment, led by Representatives Khanna and Sherman, plainly and simply affirms that diplomacy is essential for navigating a realistic path forward on denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, and that a formal end to the nearly 70-year-old Korean War plays a critical role toward that aim.
Particularly at a moment when talks between the two nations appear to again be in motion and the security of all Koreans, Americans, and the world is at stake, it is incumbent upon the U.S. Congress to weigh in as a co-equal branch of government to affirm these key principles.
We strongly support this amendment and urge that you make it in order as part of the FY2020 NDAA.
Sincerely,
American Friends Service Committee
Arms Control Association
Center for American Progress
Foreign Policy for America
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Peace Action
Ploughshares Fund
Vote Vets
Win Without War
Women Cross DMZ