From: "Pope, Karen O." <POPEKJ@uwec.edu> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 09:04:30 -0500 Subject: FW: Shameful Vote in the House Passes War Funding Bill Message-ID: <4F19260FE7477F4DA03B00B62E7F639076C2EF0858@CHERRYPEPSI.uwec.edu>
We have a broken system.
People foreclosed on are out on the streets with their belongings, workers
have no job security, cities are crumbling, we have no affordable health ca
re, we have created refugee populations in 3 countries but won't help with
the Darfur genocide. But we have money for more military!
PLEASE DO SOMETHING! At least call Feingold and Kohl today.
See below for the vote.
Karen
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From: The Declaration of Peace [info@declarationofpeace.org]
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 11:37 PM
To: Pope, Karen O.
Subject: Shameful Vote in the House Passes War Funding Bill
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On Thursday afternoon, an overwhelming majority in the U.S. House of Repres
entatives voted in favor of the $96.7 billion Supplemental Appropriations b
ill<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5z%2FF6SzbJi
fATW5q5DkuZHvvKcisrilL>, despite great constituent pressure to vote against
war funding.
The spending measure provides over $84 billion<http://salsa.democracyinacti
on.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=YvPV5yRIPWTFoV2gGbALuHvvKcisrilL> for U.S. m
ilitary operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and increases U.S. involvement
in Pakistan.
A sickening vote!
368 Congress members voted for more war funding, escalating U.S. military o
perations in Afghanistan and maintaining a high level of U.S. troops in Ira
q through Sept. 30, 2009. Only 60 Representatives (including 9 Republicans)
voted against more money for military occupations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Next week, a vote on the 2009 Supplemental Appropriations bill is expected
in the full Senate, after the Senate Appropriations Committee today approve
d a $91.3 billion version<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?
v=2&c=NVJzBPn3v4ZFiXBbOARdl3vvKcisrilL> of the war-funding bill.
Please tell your Senators to vote "NO" on funding devastating U.S. wars.
Click here<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FZ4
r%2FVqG5ZXMAH%2B%2BEhOn3nvvKcisrilL> to see the House of Representatives ro
ll call vote tally<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c
=84TuEyleMr0RQIpKEZKRd3vvKcisrilL> on the 2009 Supplemental Appropriation
s bill.
C-SPAN coverage<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=
VbFRTeXAphGPZAKEgQS443vvKcisrilL> of House Debate on War Appropriations ~ M
ay 14, 2009
(1 hour 15 minutes)
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey speaks<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/tr
ack.jsp?v=2&c=R7lN%2BcsK%2FG%2Bi8qTk6bJ32XvvKcisrilL> against war fundi
ng ~ May 14, 2009
(29 minutes)
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Amidst this tragedy in Congress today, an excellent article by David Smith-
Ferri was published. Be sure to read "A New Way" <http://salsa.democracyina
ction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VLsWmQMqfkfhvV2BRY6euXvvKcisrilL>
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