The connection between runaway war spending and jobs burst into view in Washington last week. House Appropriations chair Dave Obey put a hold on the $33 billion Afghanistan supplemental war funding until money is passed for domestic programs including Medicaid assistance, money to prevent teacher layoffs, and unemployment insurance extension.
Senate Republicans successfully filibustered a scaled-back jobs/tax-extenders bill June 17, ensuring that the impasse will continue into this week, while Defense Secretary Gates worried that "the military may have to start furloughing civilians and might not be able to pay members of the active-duty military" if the $33 billion is not passed by July 4. The standoff gives us additional time to pressure House members to vote against the war funding.
Upcoming Events:
| Mass. 10.2.10 Peace Contingent - Organizing Meeting | Thu Sep 2 | 7:00pm | Encuentro 5 | Boston |
| UJP Strategy Conference: March on Washington; Anti-Muslim Agitation | Sat Sep 11 | 12:00pm | Cambridge Friends Meeting Center | Cambridge |
| Brown Bag Lunch Vigil: Stop the Afghanistan War! | Wed Sep 15 | 12:00pm | Downstairs from Sen. John Kerry's office | Boston |
| F*%# the Tea Party, This is the Real Party! | Thu Sep 16 | 6:00pm | Bella Luna | Jamaica Plain |
| Noam Chomsky & Dahr Jamail! | Thu Sep 16 | 7:00pm | Paulist Center | Boston |
| One Nation, Working Together | Sat Oct 2 | 12:00pm | Washington, DC | |
| Women & War: Finding our Voice, Reclaiming our Legacy | Sat Oct 9 | 10:00am | Agape Community | Ware |
| New England War Tax Resisters - Annual Gathering | Fri Nov 5 | 5:00pm | Cambridge Friends Meeting Center | Cambridge |
When: Saturday, June 19, 2010, 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm
