By John Isaacs * after vote number indicates CLW support Amendment approved 219-210: Vote #17* Omar (D-MN) revised amendment requiring a report on financial costs and national security benefits for overseas military operations, including permanent military installations and bases. Amendment approved 240-185: Vote #26* Adam Smith (D-WA), Khanna (D-CA), Schiff (CA), Jayapal (WA) amendment prohibiting […]
Council Joins Others In Signing Letter In Favor of NDAA Amendments
Council for a Livable World signed a letter to House Armed Services Committee Chair Adam Smith informing him of our support on certain amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, ahead of key votes on the amendments.The full text of the letter is below. The Honorable Adam Smith U.S. House of Representatives Washington DC 20515 […]
Senate NDAA sets a plutonium target experts deem a ‘fantasy’
Senior Fellow John Isaacs spoke with CQ Roll Call about Senate efforts to build new plutonium pits. Both Heinrich and Graham are looking to lock into law the target of 80 pits, but South Carolina would benefit more from the Senate’s approach, according to John Isaacs, senior fellow at the Council for a Livable World, […]
5 Reasons Why You Should #NukeVote2020
By Anna Schumann The 2020 Democratic presidential primary is officially underway. We expect to hear from the candidates about a lot of important issues, like health care, the environment and government spending. But we also hope to hear a lot about nuclear weapons policy issues — not only because policy surrounding the world’s most dangerous […]
Important House Victories on Key Nuclear Weapons Issues: Key Votes on Fiscal Year 2020 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill
By John Isaacs Elections have consequences. Having Democrats as chairs of key committees — Rep. Adam Smith (WA) on Armed Services, Pete Visclosky (IN) on Defense Appropriations and Nita Lowey (NY) on the full Appropriations Committee — has consequences. The new House of Representatives last evening voted against funding the low yield W76-2 nuclear warhead […]
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