Post-Shutdown Legislative Update

Grassroots call: A Path for Post-Shutdown AdvocacyPresented by the Interreligious Working Group on Domestic Human NeedsOct. 25, 2013Legislative Update Remarks, as prepared:Hi Everyone.  My name is Leslie Woods and I serve in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Office of Public Witness.  I'm going to quickly speak about the budget deal Congress passed last week to open up the government and prevent default on the national debt.Last week,...

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Grassroots Call: Post-Shutdown Advocacy

The Path for Post-Shutdown AdvocacyWe’ve been to the brink of debt default, emerged from a government shutdown—now what?Join us for a special call on what the government shutdown deal means for our faith advocacy moving forward.Friday, October 252:00 – 3:00 p.m. ESTConference Number: (712) 432-0393 Participant Code: 175622#The shutdown deal explained: what’s in it and what’s not.●What does the shutdown deal mean for poor, hungry, and vulnerable Americans?●Where...

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J. Herbert Nelson Joins Faith Leaders to Call for a Common Good Budget Deal

This morning, PC(USA) Director for Public Witness, the Rev. J. Herbert Nelson, II, joined with interfaith and ecumenical colleagues in calling on Congress to put the common good ahead of political games.  In a Pilgrimage for Courage and the Common Good, Rev. Nelson and his colleagues gathered in the Rotunda of the Cannon House Office Building, began with prayer and hymns, and then began a processional through the halls of Congress, stopping...

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Religious Leaders Call to End Government Shutdown

Calling the Government Back to Work Dear Member of Congress:Religious Leaders Gather in Cannon to Deliver LetterAs people of faith and conscience, we urge you to place shared democratic values above short term political expediency, exercise the courage to fund our nation’s government,  raise the debt limit without preconditions and get back to work on a faithful budget that serves the common good. Shuttering the federal government and propelling...

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