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Peace Action was one of the few organizations to oppose the invasion of Afghanistan and we have been working ever since to end America’s longest war. Last week, the House of Representatives [...]

Last night, we saw years of committed organizing pay off, with the House of Representatives voting 305-121 supporting accelerated withdrawal from Afghanistan. Thank you so much to all of you who [...]

Please click here for results of NDAA. Amendments should be debated in the order listed below, though some will not be debated and voted “en bloc” (a bunch of amendments voted in one [...]

Today and tomorrow the House of Representatives will decide to write an over  $600 billion check to the Pentagon, while sequester cuts to community programs go on every week in our communities. [...]

Today’s the day. Over the last couple of weeks, you have generated thousands of messages to representatives urging them to cut wasteful Pentagon spending. This morning, the House will start votes [...]

UPDATE: The amendments crossed out below were not allowed to come to the floor for a vote. The House will start voting tomorrow on the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets policy and [...]

Members of Congress were up all night spending your tax dollars. The House Armed Services Committee worked into the wee hours of the morning on the budget for the Pentagon and nuclear weapons. [...]

Today, for the first time, the Senate took a roll call vote in favor of bringing our troops home from Afghanistan. This morning, Senator Merkley’s amendment to bring our troops home from [...]

Politicians drive me crazy sometimes. And most Americans are probably right there with me. But we don’t hear enough about the people in Congress who are actually doing the right thing, and are [...]

The National Defense Authorization Act covers a huge range of issues, authorizing all Pentagon spending for the year. As one of the few bills guaranteed to come up for a vote, anyone and everyone [...]