Action Spotlight
Cut Social Security & Veterans' Benefits? Cut the Pentagon Instead!
President Obama has endorsed cutting Social Security and veterans' benefits by using the "chained CPI" to lower the cost-of-living adjustment. The Congressional Budget Office says cutting Social Security and veterans' benefits in this way would save the government $163 billion over ten years. But there are much better ways for the government to save $163 billion. Email President Obama and Congress >Arming human rights abusers in Bahrain? There oughta be a law!
The U.S. is arming the monarchy in Bahrain even as the Bahrain government cracks down on peaceful protests for democracy and human rights, while the U.S. says nothing. Rep. Raul Grijalva has introduced legislation, the Arms Sale Responsibility Act of 2012 (H.R. 5749), that would block U.S. arms sales to countries that engage in gross violations of human rights.
Urge your Representative to support Grijalva's bill by using the form below.