LRA Bill goes before committee NEXT Tuesday the 17th!

***Update:  SFRC meeting in which the LRA/Uganda bill was going to be voted on has been pushed back until next Tuesday. Tomorrow’s meeting time conflicted with a memorial service for some of the Ft. Hood shooting victims.

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I have some exciting news to share. Because your lobbying during How It Ends in June has created so much Congressional support for the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act (have you seen the latest? 26 Senators and 123 Representatives are cosponsors!), the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will be taking it up for consideration this Tuesday, November 17th.

In a word, this is HUGE. Once the committee passes the bill, it can be scheduled for a vote by the entire Senate. We only have a short window of opportunity to get this bill passed with this session of Congress, so time is of the essence.

To see if your Congressional Representatives have already signed on to the bill, visit WeWantObama.com. If they have not, this is a darn good reason to get in touch with them and tell them you support this legislation- and they should too.

And on November 18th, it’s all hands on deck as we lobby our elected officials online and in person. Mark your calendars and make a plan to visit your representatives’ local offices, as well as call and email them, asking them to co-sponsor this bill and help get it passed this year.

WeWantObama.com has everything you need to know, including representatives’ contact information and local office locations.