FCNL

This week, thanks to all your letters, emails, and phone calls, the Senate defense appropriations subcommittee cut funding for the nuclear "bunker buster" weapon. However, our work is not done. The Senate military authorization bill, which senators could vote on next week (by October 7), contains funding for the bunker buster.

Your senator is one of seven key members of Congress who could provide a crucial vote to cut funding for the nuclear bunker buster weapon. When the military authorization legislation comes to the floor of the full Senate, Sen. Ted Kennedy (MA) will offer an amendment to delete funding for the bunker buster. Please contact your senator to tell him or her to support the Kennedy amendment to the defense authorization bill.

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Senators Bayh (IN), Domenici (NM), Ben Nelson (NE), Bill Nelson (FL), Smith (OR), Snowe (ME), and Specter (PA) could provide the critical votes that will determine the outcome of the Kennedy amendment. They especially need to hear messages from their constituents asking them to support the Kennedy amendment on bunker busters.

Please email your senator and tell him or her to support the Kennedy amendment to the defense authorization bill. You can write to your senator from FCNL's web site:

http://capwiz.com/fconl/issues/alert/?alertid=8070211&type=TA.

You will need to enter your zip code to see the sample letter.


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Informant: David Culp