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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  December 9, 2020 Contact: Erik Sperling, Executive Director, erik@justforeignpolicy.org, 202-448-2898 Just Foreign Policy: Biden Right to Choose Restraint-Minded Defense Secretary Over Longtime War Proponent WASHINGTON — Just Foreign Policy Executive Director Erik Sperling released the following statement as Members of Congress from across the political spectrum welcome President-elect Biden’s selection of…

The PDF version of the letter can be downloaded here:  12-03-19 Smith Yemen NDAA Letter   TEXT OF LETTER: December 3, 2019   The Honorable Adam Smith Chairman  House Armed Services Committee  2216 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515    Dear Chairman Smith: We thank you for your leadership in working tirelessly to bring…

The Senate veto override vote on the Yemen war powers resolution failed to get a 2/3rds majority. The final count ended up being 53-45. While this vote is a set back, our work to end US support for the Saudi war in Yemen is far from over. There is still much Congress can do to…

Hassan El-Tayyab was on Al Jazeera English talking about Trump vetoing the Yemen War Powers and next steps.  https://mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/292Q9miEcE …    

Thanks to the 40+ advocacy groups that signed this letter urging House Democrats to reject any motion to recommit on the coming Yemen War Powers Resolution vote and to pass a clean version of SJRes7 as adopted by the Senate. This letter was sent to every House Dem at noon on Wed, March 27th. Thanks to The Hill’s Rebecca…

Historic Yemen Vote: Despite Possible Veto, ‘Great Leverage for Peace Talks’ March 15, 2019 The Senate’s vote, invoking the War Powers Act and withdrawing U.S. support for the war in Yemen, could still be vetoed by Trump, but it can provide a way forward for ending this horrific war, say Shireen Al-Adeimi and Hassan El-Tayyab…

Thanks to the 70+ national advocacy groups including Oxfam America, MoveOn, Indivisible, Win Without War, FreedomWorks, Ploughshares Fund, Peace Action, Demand Progress, FCNL, Just Foreign Policy, and many more who signed this bipartisan coalition letter requesting Senators vote to pass SJRes7, the Yemen War Powers Resolution. This letter was delivered Monday March 11th in advance of the Senate…

Thank you to the nearly 40 undersigned advocacy groups including Demand Progress, Credo Action, Vote Vets, Center for Economic Policy and Research, Common Defense, Peace Action, Democracy for America and many others that have signed our coalition letter to urge House Leadership to support Rep Cicilline’s HR1004 – the Prohibiting Unauthorized Military action in Venezuela Act. See the full…