From: "Tim Carpenter, for PDA" listmaster@supporters.pdamerica.org

Progressive Democrats of America

We’re on the march Thursday morning. That’s when a growing group of
Congress members is unveiling a plan for a fully-funded, systematic
withdrawal of U.S. soldiers and military contractors from Iraq. The plan
would provide all resources needed by military commanders to execute an
orderly withdrawal by a date certain.

The proposal is being discussed at a 9:30am Capitol Hill news conference,
featuring Reps. Barbara Lee, Lynn Woolsey, Maxine Waters, Jerry Nadler,
Keith Ellison, Maurice Hinchey and others. There can be no complaints that
this plan in any way endangers U.S. troops.

Antiwar forces are uniting behind this plan, which is expected to be
proposed as an amendment to Bush’s $93 billion Iraq supplemental
appropriation request. Instead of funding an endless war, Congress will be
offered a way to fund an orderly end to the war -- thereby heeding the call
voters sent them last November.

PDA urges its members and allies to continue contacting Congress by phone
(toll-free 1-888-851-1879) or other means to support a fully-funded
withdrawal. If such an amendment is NOT adopted, urge Congress to vote “NO”
on the Supplemental, and an unending occupation.

Listen to PDA Advisory Board member and Progressive Caucus co-chair Barbara
Lee explain the latest strategy in a brand new podcast talk specifically to
PDA.
http://blog.pdamerica.org/?p=1014

Contact other labor, civil rights and peace groups you are affiliated with
– such as MoveOn or any others – to urge them to rally behind “fully-funded
withdrawal within a set timeframe.”
Click here to see or share comments about how things went with the calls
into Congress.


Progressive Democrats of America is a grassroots PAC that works both inside
the Democratic Party and outside in movements for peace and justice. Our
goal: Extend the victory of Nov. 2006 into a permanent, progressive
majority.  PDA’s advisory board includes six members of Congress and
activist leaders such as Tom Hayden, Cindy Sheehan, Medea Benjamin and Rev.
Lennox Yearwood. More info: http://pdamerica.org


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