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Vote Will Happen Today!

March 13th, 2008 at 11:25 am | posted by John Ryan

Just had one of our Government Affairs people run over. He’s confirming that the vote on the Biden-Lugar Amendment will happen today.

If you have not called your senators, you must now - 202-224-3121. Because this funding determines expenditures for the entire year, losing this fight will make every other fight that much more difficult. (Up-to-date list of senators cosponsoring the amendment here.)

The call is easy to make, all you need to tell your Senators’ office is:

  • You are constituent and a ONE member
  • You want them to support the Biden-Lugar amendment to restore $4.1 billion to the international affairs budget, to match the president’s budget request.

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2 Responses to “Vote Will Happen Today!”

  1. Virginia Simmons Says:
    March 13th, 2008 at 11:35 am

    Thank you John!
  2. Robert Frederick Says:
    March 13th, 2008 at 5:37 pm

    It is gratifying to see that members of the Senate are coming to their senses. $4.1 billion is the ANNUAL budget for these programs. The MONTHLY cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is $12 billion. $144 billion annually to “build nations” and kill a lot of people in the process VS $4.1 billion to save and improve lives? Hmmmmm! It seems to me that comparatively speaking $4.1 billion is still paltry.

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