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What: Tuesday Capitol Calling Party on cutting the defense budget

When: Tues., Feb. 16, 5 pm PT/8 pm ET



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Dear John,



Join CODEPINK CONGRESS, our new campaign to mobilize co-sponsors and votes for peace legislation! On February 16, our Tuesday Capitol Calling Party will feature two special guests: Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA13) and Mark Pocan (D-WI02), co-chairs of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus. You do not want to miss this special opportunity to speak with members of Congress! RSVP now! <[link removed]>



On the heels of Congress passing a $740 billion military budget, Lee and Pocan will discuss how we can build congressional support for cutting the military budget to fund Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, education, and much more.



A week after introducing an amendment to cut the defense budget by 10%, Pocan and Lee — both members of the House Appropriations Committee — announced in July the creation of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus. The caucus intends to build on the support garnered by the amendment, which received 93 votes in the House in 2020.



Following Lee and Pocan’s talk and Q & A, we will contact members of Congress to share our CODEPINK Guide to Pentagon Cuts <[link removed]> and urge them to join the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus. Join us Tuesday, February 16! <[link removed]>



Summary of our last meeting on February 9: Guests Dr. Melina Abdullah and Rev. Liz Theoharis joined us for a discussion on demilitarization at home. Watch here, and urge your congresspeople to divest from war! <[link removed]>



Update: Three exciting wins! President Biden agreed to extend the START treaty with Russia to limit nuclear weapons, halted “offensive” weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, and reversed the terrorist designation for the Houthis, freeing up the delivery of food & medicine to Yemen.

Finally, we invite you to join our CODEPINK Congress Google Group, a space for sharing events and actions and having meaningful discussions. Request to be added here <[link removed]>!



Onward toward peace and justice,

Medea, Marcy, Hanieh, Carley, and the entire CODEPINK team



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