[GPSCC-chat] Fwd: [ppjc] Urgent Action: War Funding Vote on Wednesday

[Brian Good]

I wouldn't ask Anna Eshoo for a glass of water if my eyebrows were on fire.






Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:39:56 -0700
From: gerrygras at earthlink.net
To: sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org
Subject: [GPSCC-chat] Fwd: [ppjc] Urgent Action: War Funding Vote on	Wednesday



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Subject: [ppjc] Urgent Action: War Funding Vote on Wednesday
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:11:37 -0500









  
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      Peninsula Peace and Justice Center


www.PeaceandJustice.org


Urgent Action Alert



 


House Set to Vote on Afghan War Funds on Wednesday


 


National Congressional Call In Days


Toll Free Congressional Switchboard


1-888-493-5443


 


The House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on $33 billion to pay for escalation of the Afghanistan war and occupation. If the funding is passed, it will bring the total amount appropriated for the Afghanistan and Iraq wars to over one trillion dollars to date. And there's still no end in sight.


 


National Congressional Call In Days: Peninsula Peace and Justice Center is joining with anti-war groups from around the country to call on activists to flood Washington with phone calls and email over the next several days about the impending vote.


 


A straightforward vote this time? When the House last voted on the escalation funding in early July, it never took a direct vote on the war money. Instead, they voted on various amendments that added money for teachers, disaster relief, and other unrelated appropriations. When one of those amendments passed, the war funding was “deemed” to have been passed.


 


But the Senate rejected the House version, so the House will now be voting on the Senate-passed version. The Senate measure is limited chiefly to war funding, foreign aid, medical care for Vietnam War veterans exposed to Agent Orange, and replenishing almost empty disaster aid accounts.


 


Although the House is expected to pass the bill with mostly Republican votes, a large no vote will be an important step in signaling falling support for the escalation strategy.


 


Please call or email your Representative today.


 


Toll Free Congressional Switchboard


1-888-493-5443


(See below for your Rep's direct phone number or email contact info)


 


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Rep. Anna Eshoo


(650) 323-2984 or (408) 245-2339 or (831) 335-2020


Click here for website email form


 


 


Rep. Jackie Speier


(650) 342-0300


Click here for website email form


 


 


Rep. Mike Honda


(408) 558-8085


Click here for website email form


 


 


Rep. Zoe Lofgren


(408) 271-8700


Click here for website email form


 


Not sure who your Representative is? Click here.


 


If you care to let us know that you took action, we sure would appreciate it. Just drop us a quick line at action at peaceandjustice.org  Thank you for caring enough to take a few moments to contact Congress. It is important.


 


Support our work by making a donation today.  We depend on your support!


 


Peninsula Peace and Justice Center


Your local peace and justice movement. 




  





				      
			        
			    
			  
			  
			     
                  
                     
                      
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