On Sept. 8, Senators Chris Murphy [D-CT], Rand Paul [R-KY], Al Franken [D-MN], and Mike Lee [R-UT] introduced a bipartisan resolution – SJ Res 39 – to stop the sale of $1.15 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia that would be used to fuel the war in Yemen. Call your Senator now at (202) 224-3121….
On June 16, 204 Members of the House voted to bar the transfer of cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia. Now we need them and others to stand up to Saudi Arabia on the new proposed arms deal. Call your Rep. now at (202) 224-3121. When you reach a staffer or leave a message, you can…
Just Foreign Policy’s Robert Naiman is in Providence with Rhode Islanders delivering a petition to Senator Jack Reed urging him to renounce his support for cluster bomb sales to Saudi Arabia. Here are 3 quick reasons Sen. Reed should do this: Cluster bombs often kill civilians, sometimes years after a conflict ends. Although the company…
On June 16, the House of Representatives narrowly failed to approve an amendment sponsored by Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] that would have blocked the transfer of U.S. cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia, which has used U.S. cluster bombs in civilian areas in Yemen, in defiance of U.S. law. Textron, based in Providence, Rhode Island, is…
Text of statement of the Office of International Justice and Peace, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: Office of International Justice and Peace 3211 FOURTH STREET NE • WASHINGTON DC 20017-1194 • 202-541-3160 WEBSITE: WWW.USCCB.ORG/JPHD • FAX 202-541-3339 HR 5293 — Conyers Amendment on Blocking of Funds Related to Transfer of Cluster Munitions U.S. Conference of Catholic…
On Tuesday the House Rules Committee agreed that the Conyers amendment permanently banning the transfer of cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia will be voted on by the full House. Call your Representative now at (202) 224-3121. When you reach a staffer or leave a message, you can say something like: “I urge you to vote…
The House Rules Committee is meeting Monday at 5 ET and Tuesday at 2 ET to decide which amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act will be allowed and which will be blocked from consideration by the full House. Your Representative is a member of the House Rules Committee. Please call your Rep. now at…
Your Representative in Congress was one of 27 Members who signed a bipartisan letter to President Obama urging him to maintain his opposition to sending MANPADs to Syrian insurgents. Please call your Representative at (202) 224-3121 and say thank you – and ask them to take another step to limit military escalation. When you reach…
Tomorrow JFP’s Robert Naiman going to deliver petitions to Senator Tammy Baldwin’s office in Milwaukee, urging her to oppose the U.S. transfer of cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia. These anti-personnel weapons are loathed around the world for the extreme risk they pose to civilians – but Saudi Arabia has used them in its war in…
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) have introduced legislation to prevent the U.S. from continuing to support Saudi-led military campaigns in places like Yemen where Saudi Arabia’s year-long campaign has led to a devastating humanitarian crisis and a security vacuum that has empowered our terrorist enemies al Qaeda and ISIS. The Murphy-Paul bipartisan legislation will require the President to formally certify…