Support Feingold's Effort to End the War

From: "Senator Russ Feingold [CLW]
Subject: Support Feingold's Effort to End the War

Dear Friends,
Council for a Livable World has always been there when I needed them most. Whether supporting my re election efforts over the years, or providing important legislative advocacy on countless foreign policy issues, I know that I can always count on your support.

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this support as I fight to end the tragic and misguided war in Iraq. Council for a Livable World has been a critical ally in my efforts to redeploy our troops out of Iraq and I'm proud to announce the next step toward ending the war in Iraq.

Become a Citizen Co-Sponsor of the Feingold-Reid Bill

As you know, just last month the House and Senate approved binding timetable legislation that would force the President to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq – as I first called for in summer of 2005. While it was long overdue, and not yet a full solution, it was a major step in the right direction.

Unfortunately the President shows no signs of changing direction or fixing his failed Iraq policy. He has threatened to veto the recently passed legislation that both fully funds and supports the troops and also puts forth benchmarks to redeploy our brave men and women in uniform out of Iraq. So, to that end, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and I are already working on the next step. Our new legislation uses Congress's constitutional 'power of the purse' authority to safely redeploy our troops from Iraq by March 31, 2008.

Become a Citizen Co-Sponsor of the Feingold-Reid Bill

Our bill requires the President to begin to safely redeploy U.S. troops from Iraq 120 days from enactment - as required by the emergency supplemental spending bill.

Feingold-Reid ends funding for the war on March 31, 2008 and after that date, the President could only spend money in Iraq for three very limited functions. To be clear, our bill funds the troops, it just de-funds the war.

Over the last few months, I've been pushing for Congress to use its 'power of the purse' authority to safely redeploy our troops out of Iraq. With Senator Reid's support of this bill, combined with his continued leadership on this issue, we're taking yet another important step toward ending one of the biggest mistakes in the history of our country. But Senator Reid and I can't do it alone. We need your help and support.

Please take a moment and become a citizen co-sponsor of the Feingold-Reid 'power of the purse' legislation.

Become a Citizen Co-Sponsor of the Feingold-Reid Bill

Thanks to you, Democrats control Congress and Harry Reid is our Majority Leader. We've made significant progress in the past few months, but much more work needs to be done to get our country back on the right path. By continuing to work together, there isn't anything we can't accomplish.

With high hopes,

Russ Feingold
United States Senator
Honorary Chair, Progressive Patriots Fund

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