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STOP PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE FY 2020 PEACE CORPS FUNDING!
TAKE ACTION BEFORE TUESDAY MORNING!
Congressman Mark Walker of North Carolina introduced an amendment that would eliminate the Peace Corps and other international assistance programs* in Fiscal Year 2020, by cutting $19.1 billion dollars from the State and Foreign Operations appropriations package and reallocating those funds to support disaster relief funding approved earlier by Congress.
Use your voice and let your elected representative know that you expect them to oppose this extreme legislative proposal which would cripple America's leadership abroad.
The vote is planned for Tuesday afternoon so please take action tonight or early Tuesday morning ( DC is 3 hours ahead) by calling or emailing your representative.
Use this link to send an email (change the wording to make it personal) or
Call the offices of your lawmaker (the phone numbers of San Diego representatives are below) and:
- Ask to be connected to staff responsible for the State/Foreign Operations appropriation.
- Ask that your representatives "oppose the Walker amendment and its proposal to eliminate funding for the Peace Corps during Tuesday's vote on the State/Foreign Operations spending bill".
- Ask that the representative publicly express their strong support for the Peace Corps.
San Diego Representatives:
Representative Mike Levin (District 49)
(202) 225-3906
Representative Duncan Hunter (District 50)
(202) 225-5672
Representative Juan Vargas (District 51)
(202) 225-8045
Representative Scott Peters (District 52)
(202) 225-0508
Representative Susan Davis (District 53)
(202) 225-2040
If you live outside of San Diego County or want to refer friends in other areas, visit www.house.gov for information on the other members of the house.
*Along with Peace Corps, the amendment would eliminate Global Health programs (including for HIV/AIDS), International Disaster Assistance, democracy promotion, Migration and Refugee Assistance, the Millenium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation and the U.S. African Development Foundation, among others.
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Summary on the Walker Amendment:
The Walker amendment was heard on the House floor this past week. One important thing to note: Rep. Walker's stated rationale for the amendment was that Congress approved $19 Billion in disaster relief, and his proposal was to put forth a one-year reallocation of a similar amount of funds from our foreign assistance programs to pay for that bill (he said during the debate "We must prioritize our domestic needs first"). He is proposing these cuts for FY 2020. He was not speaking of permanent elimination (though of course that could very possibly be the end result of such a misguided proposal).
The amendment was vigorously opposed by Nita Lowey, Chair of the State/Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee. Here is a link to her remarks on June 13th.
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Thank you for standing with Peace Corps and other important programs!!
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