Just Foreign Policy
@justfp
Working to reform U.S. foreign policy by mobilizing the majority of Americans who want a foreign policy based on diplomacy, law and cooperation.
MUST SEE: @MehdirHasan's Yemen Reality Check "We can't only be critical of the war in Yemen when it's Trump who's supporting it. Biden also made it clear the US was always going to support Saudi Arabia in its war effort [...] There's always a loophole." msnbc.com/the-mehdi-hasa…
More than 100 largely aid and rights groups called for governments to take action as hunger spreads in Gaza, including by demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire and the lifting of all restrictions on the flow of humanitarian aid reut.rs/4kW2eNk
Rep. Al Green Calls Out Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing, & Collective Punishment of Palestinians in Gaza. You can also watch the short clip of Rep. Green on YouTube by clicking here: youtu.be/v_vcb-hLe5Y
15 people have died of starvation in Gaza in the past 24 hours — including a 6-week-old baby. Mothers and fathers have no food or water to survive or feed their children. Families waiting in line for humanitarian aid are being indiscriminately shot. This is a moral catastrophe.…
"The Government of Israel’s restrictions, delays, and fragmentation under its total siege have created chaos, starvation, and death" -Statement signed by 111 organizations, including @MercyCorps, @NRC_Norway, @RefugeesIntl
More than 100 largely aid and rights groups called for governments to take action as hunger spreads in Gaza, including by demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire and the lifting of all restrictions on the flow of humanitarian aid reut.rs/4kW2eNk
NEW STUDY: Economic sanctions kill over 500,000 people per year on average Unprecedented new Lancet study shows that economic sanctions likely kill as many innocent people each year as war and armed conflict
"Sanctions can cause as many fatalities as armed conflict" 🆕 study in @TheLancet ⚠️ "[U]nilateral sanctions cause more than 560,000 deaths each year worldwide," lead to a "substantial increase in mortality that disproportionately hurts children younger than five years old"
Yes! I agree with @RepMTG on this. Stop sending our money to fuel foreign wars.
I’ve introduced amendments to strip billions in foreign aid from the Defense Appropriations Bill. America is $37 TRILLION in debt. Our people are broke and cannot afford the cost of living. Congress sends your money to every foreign war and foreign country like it’s their job.…
HASC Chairman @RepMikeRogersAL has accepted over $2.7 million in campaign cash from military contractors over his career, including $536,550 during the last election cycle.
WATCH: Armed Services members mock @RoKhanna for voting against the largest military budget in US history All other @HASCDemocrats (except @RepSaraJacobs) voted to spend 1 TRILLION on war — even as working families continue to struggle across the country #NDAA @HASCRepublicans
I am used to the good-natured ribbing from my colleagues. But I do not believe we need a $1 trillion budget to have a strong, modern defense. And I want to see more investment in good jobs at home than billions spent on more wars abroad.
The final vote out of the House Armed Services Committee for the FY26 NDAA had only two "No" votes. Reps. Ro Khanna and Sara Jacobs. The chamber started cheering "Ro, RO, RO!" until they were surprised by Jacobs joinging him. Khanna is usually the lone no vote.
Gas prices are always a top priority for US voters and impact costs across the economy But 85 Senators are backing sanctions that that they know will raise gas prices for Americans? (Notably, Senators who focus on working families like @SenSanders @HawleyMO haven't joined)
Gas price hike for Ukraine war? — Analyst reveals impact of Graham's Russia sanctions bill: "Everyone knows" that it "will lead to dramatic oil spikes" and "not be good at home in the US" Would prevent Trump from "keep[ing] the price of the pump at home very low in the summer"
Gas price hike for Ukraine war? — Analyst reveals impact of Graham's Russia sanctions bill: "Everyone knows" that it "will lead to dramatic oil spikes" and "not be good at home in the US" Would prevent Trump from "keep[ing] the price of the pump at home very low in the summer"
🚨 NEW: Senator @RandPaul writes for @RStatecraft on Lindsey Graham's Russia sanctions bill: "500% tariffs on dozens of countries would cause economic calamity on a scale never before seen in our country."