Congress

Just two weeks ago the House and Senate voted for more than $90 billion in “emergency supplemental funding” for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, most of which goes towards military [...]

I’m posting this from the hearing room…Paul You can view the protest on C-SPAN. Protest starts at 32:11 and ends at around 34:40 [...]

I hope you are as touched by this message as I was.  Paul Kawika Martin [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyHjugYBoDU] Dear Martin, Thanks for your peace action peace blog articles [...]

The Obama Administration asked Congress for another $83.4 billion for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the House approved the funding with only 60 Representatives voting against it. The [...]

Senate sources tell me that the supplemental will start after the credit card bill finishes on Tuesday at the earliest, more likely Wednesday.  It seems unlikely they will finish the supplemental [...]

You can find how your Representative voted by clicking here. Sources tell me that Chairman Obey will not allow any changes or amendments to the supplemental.  I think it is very important to [...]

McGovern introduced H.R. 2404 Thursday morning with Original 73 cosponsors to date: Jim McGovern (MA) Walter Jones (NC) Donna Edwards (MD) John J. Duncan, Jr. (TN) John Tierney (MA) Carol [...]

Today we remind humanity of the U.S. origins of Mother’s Day through the voices of peace moms: As an African-American mother, I respect the abolitionist, suffragist, peace activist, Julia Ward [...]

Washington, DC – April 9, 2009 – In the midst of an emerging sea change in American foreign policy thinking, 117 congressional leaders have recently demonstrated an especially strong record of [...]

FROM OUR FRIENDS AT TRUE MAJORITY They said it couldn’t be done, but it HAS been done, by you and other TrueMajority members. At 2:05 pm today, the House voted down the taxpayer bailout of [...]