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Urge your Rep. to co-sponsor Khanna-Massie to stop the Saudi famine in Yemen

September 18, 2017

Reps. Ro Khanna, Thomas Massie, Mark Pocan, and Walter Jones have introduced a privileged bipartisan bill invoking the War Powers Resolution to force a floor vote on ending U.S. participation in Saudi Arabia’s famine-producing war in Yemen. The current cosponsors are: Conyers, Lieu, Capuano, Ellison, McGovern, Lee, Raskin, Jayapal, Gabbard, Bass, Pallone, DeFazio, Nolan, Lofgren,…

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Press your “Saudi Dem” Senator to stop arming Saudi war crimes

August 7, 2017

On June 13, only five Democratic Senators voted to keep arming Saudi Arabia’s famine-inducing war in Yemen: Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Mark Warner of Virginia, Bill Nelson of Florida, and Joe Manchin of West Virginia. The vote was 47-53. If these five Democrats had voted with the Senate Democratic leadership and…

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CALL YOUR REP!: House Votes Today on Saudi war in Yemen

July 13, 2017

Last night the House Rules Committee approved two amendments for votes today that fundamentally challenge U.S. participation in the Saudi war in Yemen. The Davidson [R-OH] amendment prohibits U.S. military action not authorized by the 2001 AUMF. U.S. participation in the Saudi war in Yemen is not authorized by the 2001 AUMF. That would block…

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Urge your Saudi-skeptic Rep. to block refueling of Saudi warplanes bombing Yemen

July 11, 2017

Your Rep. is special – one of 31 Republicans who voted last year to ban the transfer of cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia who are still in the House. At the time, 200 Republicans voted to allow cluster bomb transfers to Saudi Arabia to continue. So, in the set of all Republicans, your Rep. was…

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Urge your Rep. to allow votes on ending the Saudi war in Yemen

July 10, 2017

The House is voting this week on amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act [NDAA]. Amendments have been proposed which would attack U.S. participation in the Saudi war in Yemen, which has pushed Yemen to the brink of famine. See if your Rep. is a Republican Member of the House Rules Committee. They’re going to…

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WaPo: Foreign policy elite hates Obama for blocking new Syria war

October 21, 2016

The Washington Post reports that Washington’s bipartisan foreign policy elite is united in their passion for a new war in Syria, and is looking forward eagerly to Obama’s departure from office, because they see the Obama Administration as the key obstacle to their plans for a new war in Syria. Reality-based comments like this from…

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9/11 Families Deserve Their Day in Court Against Saudi Arabia

September 26, 2016

This week the House and Senate are expected to vote on whether to override the President’s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terror Act [“JASTA”]. JASTA would allow 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia over allegations Saudi officials were linked to the 9/11 attacks. The bill makes no judgment about Saudi Arabia’s responsibility for…

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Vote expected Tuesday on Saudi arms deal – call your Senator!

September 15, 2016

You can never be sure what the Senate will vote on and when they will vote on it. But currently, a vote on the Paul-Murphy-Lee-Franken resolution to disapprove the Saudi arms deal is expected Tuesday. Call your Senator now at (202) 224-3121. When you reach a staffer or leave a message, you can say something…

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Thank your Rep. on Syria – and ask them to do more

May 4, 2016

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…

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Urge Sen. Baldwin: No Cluster Bombs to Saudi Arabia

April 28, 2016

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…

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