[Peace] Peace Action: Act now to stop capitulation on Pentagon budget

[Robert Naiman]

I suspect that Rodney Davis is a lost cause on this.

But Durbin should not be. And a statement of opposition from Durbin would
help us move Democrats in the House...

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From: Jon Rainwater, Peace Action <info at peaceaction.org>
Date: Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 1:20 PM
Subject: Act now to stop capitulation on Pentagon budget
To: Robert Naiman <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com>


Robert,

I need you to take an important action today.

Back in October, I told you about several crucial amendments that we
successfully helped pass through the House of Representatives’ version of
the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

They included:

   - Blocking the Trump administration from starting an unauthorized war
   with Iran
   - Ending U.S. support for the brutal Saudi-led war in Yemen
   - Reasserting Congressional authority in debating and authorizing wars
   by repealing the 2002 Iraq war authorization
   - Keeping new, “low-yield” nuclear weapons out of President Trump’s
   hands
   - Limiting Trump from diverting Pentagon funding to build “the wall” on
   the U.S./Mexico border
   - Stopping Trump’s discriminatory ban on transgender servicemembers

In the conference committee’s bill merging differences between the House
and Senate versions of the NDAA, *every single one of these important
amendments was stripped out.* This FY2020 NDAA bill has been so severely
stripped of these crucial House-passed provisions essential to keep the
Trump administration in check that it represents a near total capitulation.

{First Name or ‘Friend’}, this is an outrage and requires immediate
action! *Please
take a brief moment today to call your representative and senators and
demand that they vote NO on the FY2020 NDAA.* The House could vote as early
as tomorrow, so please call today!

Here’s what I need you to do:

1) Call the Congressional Switchboard at *202-224-3121*

2) Ask to be connected to your representative or senators, and when
connected, here’s your script:

*"Hello, my name is (your name) and I’m a constituent calling from (your
city). I’m calling today to urge (representative/senator________) to vote
NO on a 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that does not contain the
House-passed provisions to end the authorization for the war in Iraq, stop
U.S. support for the Saudi-UAE led war in Yemen, prevent Trump from
starting an unauthorized war with Iran, and restrict new, “low-yield”
nuclear weapons. I look forward to hearing why
(representative/senator_______) will or will not support my request."*

*This bill authorizes and outrageous $738 billion for the Pentagon with
almost nothing to constrain the Trump administration’s reckless and
dangerous foreign policy.* It is a blank check for endless wars, fuel for
the further militarization of U.S. foreign policy, and a gift to Donald
Trump. Please call your members of Congress today and urge them to vote NO!

Thanks for taking action today,

Jon Rainwater
Peace Action

P.S. We need to generate as much opposition to this terrible bill as
possible. Please share this message with your family, friends, and
colleagues to maximize our impact!

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