<div class="header_wide">
 <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="head" width="660" height="130" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt; background-color:#fff; text-align: center;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 20px;">
<tr>
	<td class="logoheader">
		<img src="[link removed]" style="width: 150px;">
	</td>
</tr>
 </table>
 </div>
   
Dear John,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Today is a big day on Capitol Hill, as the House of Representatives will begin consideration of a major foreign policy and national security bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). NIAC has worked with several Congressional offices to advance key amendments:                                                                    
*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Requiring                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
comprehensive                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
review                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
humanitarian                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
impact                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
sanctions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Reforming                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
sanctions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
may                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
undermine                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
ordinary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Iranians’                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
internet                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
access                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Repealing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Iraq                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
war                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
authorization                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
could                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
be                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
manipulated                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
war                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Iran                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Demanding                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
cost                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
estimate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
misplaced                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
U.S.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
efforts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
further                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
militarize                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
Middle                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
East                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Today is our one shot at making sure these provisions make it through the House NDAA. Join us in supporting these amendments by taking action right now [[link removed]] and contacting your Representative here:                                                                                                          
>> Tell your lawmakers: end inhumane sanctions, support the rights of Iranians, and repeal the reckless Iraq war authorization [[link removed]]                                                                                                                                                                            
Your Member of Congress is voting today and needs to hear that these are important priorities. There are groups and lawmakers who may try to block these important provisions, or strip them out before they reach the President’s desk. But together, we can push back on harmful sanctions, support diplomacy, and end reckless war authorizations.      
Take action today!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
In solidarity,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
Donna Farvard                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
National Organizing Director, NIAC Action                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Support campaigns like this [[link removed]]
unsubscribe: [link removed]  [link removed] [[link removed]]   [link removed] [[link removed]]   [link removed] [[link removed]]   [link removed] [[link removed]]                                                                                   
NIAC Action is dedicated to building political power for the Iranian-American community to advance peace & diplomacy, secure equitable immigration policies, and protect the civil rights of all Americans. NIAC , the 501(c)(3) sister organization of NIAC Action, is dedicated to educating & engaging the Iranian-American community in order to further advance these priorities.      
Our mailing address is PO Box 65439, Washington, DC 20035                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
This email was sent to 
[email protected].                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Please note, if you forward or distribute, links will open with your information filled in.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
We'd hate to see less of you, but if you want fewer emails or need to unsubscribe, you can do that here [[link removed]] .