FW: War Supplemental Vote TODAY

[Ira Harritt]

 

STOP ANOTHER $34 BILLION GOING TO ENDLESS SENSLESS WAR!

 

 

Dear Peacemakers,

 

See the alert below and talking points below. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on a $34 billion war supplemental bill tonight.

 

Please call them and tell them to:

·         VOTE NO on war funding.

·         Support the McGovern-Obey and Lee amendments.

·         Do everything in their power to change U.S. policy on Afghanistan now — bring our troops home and invest in development in diplomacy.

 

Thanks for your actions for peace!

 

Sincerely,

Ira Harritt

KC Program Coordinator

American Friends Service Committee

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Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202)224-3121 and ask for your representative's office or see local numbers and emails below.

 

U.S. Representatives - Missouri

Representative Cleaver II, Emanuel - District 5; Phone: 816/842-4545 Fax: 816/471-5215 101 W. 31st St., Kansas City, MO 64108; emanuel...@mail.house.gov; www.house.gov/cleaver

Representative Sam Graves - District 6; Phone: 816/792-3976 Fax: 816/792-0694 113 Blue Jay Drive, Suite 100, Liberty, MO 64068; sam.g...@mail.house.gov; www.house.gov/graves

Representative Ike Skelton- District 4; Phone: 816/228-4242 Fax: 816/228-9584 514B N.W. 7 Highway, Blue Springs, MO 64014; ike.s...@mail.house.gov; www.house.gov/skelton

 

U.S. Representatives -Kansas Kansas

Representative Lynn Jenkins,- District 2; Phone: 785/234-5966 Fax: 785/234-5967 3550 SW 5th Street, Topeka, KS 66601; Email: lynn.j...@mail.house.gov; www.lynnjenkins.house.gov

Representative Dennis Moore, - District 3; Phone: 913/383-2013 Fax: 913/383-2088 8417 Santa Fe, Suite 101, Overland Park, KS 66212 Email: dennis...@mail.house.gov; www.moore.house.gov

 

View this message as a web page. Please call your representative today and tell them: • VOTE NO on war funding. • Support the McGovern-Obey and Lee amendments. • Do everything in their power to change U.S. policy on Afghanistan now — bring our troops home and invest in development in diplomacy. This mural was created by Lillian Moats. Dear Friends,   Last week Gen. Stanley McChrystal was fired as Commander of U.S. and NATO Coalition forces in Afghanistan. TODAY it’s time to tell Congress we need to “fire the war,” and change our policy in Afghanistan. The House of Representatives is expected to vote tonight on an additional $34 billion for the wars. Call your U.S. representative TODAY and tell him or her to vote NO on the war funding and send a clear signal that we want this war to end. You can get complete contact information in our congressional directory. Rep. Jim McGovern, David Obey and Barbara Lee have proposed amendments to the supplemental funding bill that would help lead us toward a change in policy even if the supplemental bill is approved. • McGovern-Obey amendment: requires the President to submit an exit strategy from Afghanistan, increases oversight of private contractors, and mandates a vote about war funding in July 2011 if the President does not meet his own deadline to start withdrawing troops. • Barbara Lee amendment: removes funding for fighting, providing only what's needed to ensure the safe withdrawal of troops. Wage peace, Mary Zerkel

 

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