Call Rep Lujan To Co-Sponsor This Bill

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Dear NMRA Activists,
This is from Win Without War:

You might have missed it, but there was GOOD news from Capitol Hill
last week. On Thursday, Representative Barbara Lee and 47 original co-
sponsors introduced the Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act
(HR 780).
The bill was introduced one week after the release of the latest
Gallup poll which found that 72% of Americans want to see Congress
take action to speed up the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
The question now is when will Congress catch up to the people who
sent them to Washington?
Members of Congress are home this week for the Presidents Day break
and this gives us a chance to remind them why they are called
“REPRESENTATIVES”!
Look up your Member of Congress and find out where he or she is
making public appearances this week, particularly if they are hosting
District Town Meetings, put it on your “to-do list” and show up! We
need as many friends and allies as possible to make a direct point to
Members of Congress – oppose the war in Afghanistan and start ending
the war by becoming a co-sponsor of Congresswoman Lee’s bill. If your
Member of Congress already is a co-sponsor, express your thanks and
explain why their opposition is so important.
No public appearances this week? No problem - make a call to their
nearest District Office with the same message – oppose the war and
become a co-sponsor or Congresswoman Lee’s bill.
Here is what Congresswoman Lee had to say about the bill and the
fight ahead to end the war in Afghanistan:
“The Responsible End to the War in Afghanistan Act already has
bipartisan support, and more importantly, reflects the opinion of the
majority of the American people who overwhelmingly favor ending the
war. Now it is time for Congress to hear from individuals across the
United States saying NO to more resources, more bombs, and more troops
for a counterproductive war - that means you! Please forward this
message to your family, friends and neighbors to help raise awareness
for this important cause. It is time to end this war!”
Other friends in Congress took advantage of the wide open debate on
the federal budget last week to focus attention on the fact that 23%
of the federal deficits accumulated since 2003 are the wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan. On Wednesday the House approved an amendment to the
2011 Appropriations bill to save billions of dollars on a redundant
jet engine that even the Pentagon doesn’t want. (Over the opposition,
we might add, of “fiscal conservative” Speaker John Boehner whose
Congressional District happens to help build the needless engine.)
Amendments by Reps. Jones and Nadler, meanwhile, gained support from a
growing number of Republican Members willing to buck their leadership
and oppose the war in Afghanistan.
Now it’s OUR turn – visit or call your Member of Congress this week
– ask them to cosponsor Rep. Barbara Lee’s Responsible End to the War
in Afghanistan Act (HR 780).
The new Congress needs to hear from us on the war – there is no
better time than now!
Thank you for working for peace,
Tom, Ryan, Daniel and the Win Without War team