Hey guys, did you all hear? We’re getting out of Afghanistan! Yes, finally, after nearly ten years, over 1,500 American lives, countless Afghan (and Pakistani) lives, and hundreds of billions of dollars, the President says we’re pulling our forces out and the war is going to end! Hold on, I have the quote right here:…
The NDAA amendments approved by the Rules Committee are posted here: http://democrats.rules.house.gov/112/rule/112_hr1540_rule2.pdf Unfortunately, this document is not searchable. So, I made another document, a Word file, with just the amendments I thought were of particular interest, marking them STRONGLY SUPPORT, SUPPORT, or OPPOSE. “Strongly Support” means we put it in our action alert: the McGovern-Jones…
The list of amendments that will be introduced for the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act is not yet finalized or complete, so we will be updating this blog as more information comes out of Congress. The issue is expected to be taken up on the floor Wednesday. We encourage you to make your call as…
We got our man. Wave the flag, kiss a nurse, and start packing the equipment. It’s time to plan to bring all our boys and girls home from Afghanistan. When the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks rolls around, let the world see that we are on a clear path to bringing home our…
If your Senator has not co-sponsored S. 186, The “Safe & Responsible Redeployment of U.S. Combat Forces from Afghanistan Act of 2011”, make sure you do so here. But don’t stop there–you can take the next step by writing a letter to the editor in your local newspaper or by visiting your Senator’s in-State office…
The House of Representatives is expected to vote soon, perhaps by tomorrow morning, on the People’s Budget put forward by the Congressional Progressive Caucus. A vote in favor of the People’s Budget is a vote against the endless wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, because the People’s Budget would end the wars. In particular, the People’s…
Here is some unsolicited advice for the Obama Administration: you essentially have four days to put US involvement in the Libya war on a path that doesn’t look like open-ended quagmire. Otherwise, when the House comes back next week, you’re going to get in trouble. Many people have difficulty imagining the possibility that Congress could…
For the third time in the last 20 years, establishment voices, with high-profile slots in traditional media, are trying to convince the public to accept cuts to Social Security by endlessly claiming such cuts are necessary without giving coherent evidence to justify the claim. Twice, under President Clinton and the second President Bush, these voices…
When a Member of Congress dies, sometimes other Members name a bill after that Member that advances some cause identified with the Member. So, for example, we had the “Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act” – Kennedy was a champion of volunteer service. Such naming has multiple effects. Of course it honors the departed. But,…
Press reports have suggested that Administration officials are trying to make Democratic voters forget that the Administration promised to start drawing down troops from Afghanistan in July 2011 by "pivoting" to the "aspirational goal" that "most" U.S. "combat troops" will be withdrawn by 2014. The Administration still says it will withdraw some troops in July…