International Aid and the President’s Proposed Budget
By Alexandra Perez President Trump released his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2018 on May 23rd. The budget reflects many of the promises that then-candidate Trump made to reign in non-defense spending. One area facing deep cuts is foreign assistance,...
June Advocacy Update
Lutherans are taking action across the country! Below you will find our monthly State Advocacy Newsletter. Share with your friends! ELCA Advocacy Office, Washington, D.C. The Rev. Amy Reumann, director ELCA.org/advocacy FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS: Last month, presiding...
The US Plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement
ELCA Advocacy is deeply disappointed with President Trump’s decision to begin the process of withdrawing from the Paris Agreement. The effects of climate change are being felt globally, and vulnerable and the marginalized populations are most impacted. These are communities...
A Faithful Budget: For Such a Time as This
As disciples of Jesus Christ and citizens, we are immensely concerned about the federal budget. Increases, decreases, and delays in the budget affect all Americans and people around the globe, particularly the most vulnerable members of our society. We...
Advocacy as a Campus Ministry
By: Rev. Rebecca Seely This past March, a group of college and graduate students from the Lutheran and ecumenical campus ministry, which I serve in New York City, travelled to Washington, D.C. on a spring break “faith in action” pilgrimage....
May Advocacy Update
Lutherans are taking action across the country! Below you will find our monthly State Advocacy Newsletter. Share with your friends! ELCA Advocacy Office, Washington, D.C. The Rev. Amy Reumann, director HEALTH CARE: The House of Representatives passed HR 1628, The...
AHCA Update: What you accomplished and what’s next on health care
Today, the House of Representatives achieved passage of HR 1628, The American Health Care Act (AHCA) by a vote of 217-213, with no bi-partisan support and little debate. How much will the AHCA cost? We don’t know. This is because...
The Federal Budget and migration: What you need to know right now
Shortly after I moved to Washington, D.C., the government shut down due to a disagreement in Congress over healthcare funding. While most of the country didn’t see an immediate change, my friends who work for organizations across the country to...
Stewarding God’s Creation: Science Matters
By Ruth Ivory-Moore “Colliding black holes, dinosaur parts in amber, potentially life-friendly planets: The year in science has at times felt almost cinematic in scope.”- National Geographic The year was 2016. Phenomenal discoveries were made which may have life changing...
April Advocacy Update
Lutherans are taking action across the country! Below you will find our monthly State Advocacy Newsletter. Share with your friends! ELCA Advocacy Office, Washington, D.C. The Rev. Amy Reumann, director Easter Message: “Jesus is Risen!” is an invitation to a...