Take Action: Votes on Military Aid to Israel Coming Soon
June 23rd, 2008![]() |
We’ve just learned that
the House and Senate committees which have jurisdiction over foreign aid will
be voting soon on military aid to |
The House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees
on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs will “mark-up” the foreign
aid bill on July 16 and 17,
respectively, which includes the President’s request for $2.55 billion in
Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for
Since the
Even though Hamas and
As the Appropriations Subcommittees prepare to vote
on the foreign aid budget for FY2009, we ask all of our member groups and supporters
to get involved and help us challenge military aid to
Take Action 1. Send
a personal letter to each Member of Congress on these subcommittees.
Each Member of Congress on these subcommittees has already received more than
6,500 letters opposing military aid to 2. Have your organization
endorse our sign-on letter to these subcommittees. To date, nearly 350
organizations from 40 states plus 3. Sign up for an
organizing packet to challenge military aid to Israel in your community. So far, we’ve sent nearly 250 packets to
volunteer organizers in 40 states. The
organizing packets include postcards, petitions, and fact sheets—everything you
need to educate and organize people in your community to challenge military aid
to 4. Schedule a meeting
with your Members of Congress for the August recess. Representatives and Senators will be in their
home districts and states during August to meet with constituents. This is a perfect opportunity for you and/or
your organization to form a delegation and talk to your Members of Congress
about your opposition to military aid to 5. Save the
date—July 14—as a national call-in day. We’ve tentatively marked down July 14 as the date for a national call-in
day to Congress to oppose military aid to |