In an unprecedented development last month, the House of Representatives voted down the funding for the war, but now the Senate has sent the bill back.
As early as THIS MORNING, June 19th, the House could be voting on the Senate version, which contains a record-shattering $165 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as some domestic spending on expanded GI benefits and extended unemployment insurance. The bill does NOT specify any conditions on the war funding itself -- no timelines or goals for troop withdrawals, no troop readiness provisions -- nothing to alter or challenge Bush's Iraq war policy in the slightest!
When the funding bill came before the House of Representatives last month, the peace movement lit up the phones and it made a difference. House members need to hear from us again. If this bill passes, it will give President Bush and his successor the unconstrained ability to pursue the war into next summer.
Time is short, so we urge you to ACT NOW:
CALL YOUR REP TODAY NOW: Tell your rep to vote against this funding bill because it's time to bring all the troops home. Tell him or her you support GI benefits and extended unemployment insurance, but it is outrageous to attach them to another year of war. Click here to find your representative's phone and fax numbers.
JOIN THE IRAQ MORATORIUM, Friday, June 20: Close to 100 events are listed on their website -- join one or plan your own, and focus attention on this upcoming legislation.
PLAN YOUR OWN VIGIL OR PROTEST at the office at one of your members of Congress (House or Senate) and pass out literature which explains what this legislation will cost your district, and the price we and the Iraqis will pay during another year of war. Since the media has focused exclusive attention on the GI bill and domestic spending, most people have no idea that Congress is poised to support another year of war. By being visible, we can alert the public to what is happening.
COPY THIS MESSAGE and distribute it widely.
REPORT At the
Peace Blog about how your call/vigil/protest went!
Sincerely,
Kevin Martin
Executive Director
Peace Action
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