Call Sen. Sinema: End U.S. support for Saudi-led war in Yemen

The United States has quietly assisted Saudi Arabia in its war in Yemen for years. This week, the Senate is voting on a resolution to end U.S. support for this devastating war this week and your senator, Kyrsten Sinema, is a key vote. Will you call her now? Click below for a sample script and the number to call:

The Yemen War Powers Resolution was passed by the Senate in December and then reintroduced to the new Congress in January. It recently passed the House. Now, we need the new Senate to vote yes again. A vote this week to end United States support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen has a good chance of passing if key senators – including your senator, Kyrsten Sinema – hear from their constituents today. Will you call Sen. Sinema now to make sure she is a yes vote to end U.S. support for the war in Yemen? Click here to get started with your call. With support from the United States, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are deliberately using starvation as a weapon of war in Yemen and allowing diphtheria and cholera to ravage the country.1 The Saudi-led war has already killed an estimated 85,000 Yemeni children.2  Right now, 14 million Yeminis are on the brink of starvation. If the United States ends its support for the war, we could see a rapid de-escalation that would allow much-needed food and humanitarian support into the country.3 U.S. tax dollars are directly financing this Saudi-led war, even though Congress – whose responsibility it is to debate, vote on and authorize military action – has not authorized U.S. involvement. Now it's time for our elected representatives to reclaim their power and rein in our devastating role in this war. We only have a few days to make sure Sen. Sinema will vote the right way. Will you call her now to demand her support for S.J. Res. 7? Click the link below to get started with your call: 202-224-4521 REVIEW SCRIPT Hi, my name is ______________, the Senator's constuent for Tucson, AZ. I’m calling to ask Sen. Sinema to vote for the Yemen War Powers Resolution to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The Saudis rely on American support and American-made weapons for their devastating war that is killing civilians, destroying crops, cutting off access to ports, and wreaking havoc on the people of Yemen. Can I count on the senator to vote for S.J.Res.7 to end U.S. support for this devastating war? - Heidi Hess, CREDO Action from Working Assets Click below for a sample script and the number to call: References: Scott Pelley, "When Food is used as a Weapon," CBS News, Nov. 19, 2017. Davi Merchan and Guy Davies, "85,000 children in Yemen have starved to death: Save the Children report," ABC News, Nov. 22, 2018. Reuters, "U.N. warns half Yemen's people could soon be on brink of famine," Oct. 23, 2018.

Urge your Rep to oppose these BAD Amendments to the Appropriations Bill

Today, Wednesday July 18, Congress is anticipated to be voting on amendment 63 to the Department of Interior Appropriations bill that would deeply undercut Ironwood Forest National Monument. (Rep. Paul Gosar's amendment defunds Arizona's Ironwood National Forest)

While researching the Department of Interior Appropriations bill, a Sustainable Tucson activist uncovered some other disastrous amendments (below.) 

Please, call your Representative now and ask them to oppose the amendments to the Department of Interior Appropriations bill that you disapprove of.  Read off the numbers of the amendments you want them to oppose. 

To find the district for your Representative, click here.

To find their contact information, click here. 

Key AZ representatives to contact regarding your opposition to amendment 63 are Paul Gosar himself (202-225-2315), Martha McSally (202-225-2542), Tom O’Halleran (202-225-3361) and Kyrsten Sinema (202-225-9888).

Bad Amendments to the Department of Interior Appropriations bill

33. Eliminates funding for Diesel Emission Reduction Grants and sends the savings to the spending reduction account.

38. Transfers funds from the Forest Service land acquisition account to the spending reduction account.

39. Reduces funding for the National Endowment on the Arts and the Humanities by 15 percent.

43. Prohibits the use of funds for enforcing the Obama Administration's EPA Methane Rule.

44. Prohibits funds from implementing the Social Cost of Carbon rule.

47. Prohibits funds from being used to regulate trailers under the Clean Air Act.

48. Prohibits the use of funds to implement or enforce the threatened species listing of the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse under the Endangered Species Act.

50. Prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency from using any funds to take retaliatory, or EPA described “backstop” actions, against any of the six states in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in the event that a state does not meet the goals mandated by the EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load.

56. Prohibits funds made available by this Act to be used to implement or enforce the EPA’s ground level ozone rule.

59. Prohibits the EPA from using funds to give formal notification under, or prepare, propose, implement, administer, or enforce any rule or recommendation pursuant to, section 115 of the Clean Air Act.

61. Ensures that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the Environmental Protection Agency.

63. Bar funds to carry out the Ironwood Forest National Monument proclamation

66. Prevents the enforcement of limitations or prohibitions on the use of genetically modified crops in commercial agricultural operations conducted on National Wildlife Refuges.

69. States that no funds should be made available for Environmental Justice Small Grants issued by the Office of Environmental Justice.