2005
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December 2005:
Legislative alerts from Catholic Relief Services, USCCB, and NETWORK, a Catholic lobby
Demand a moral budget: organize a vigil
November:
Another bomb bites the dust
Bishops disappointed by House budget moves
October:
NETWORK offers Congress advice in Katrina aftermath
USCCB supports McCain amendment on treatment of 'enemy combatants'
September:
Senate to vote on estate tax soon: An Action Alert from Network: a Catholic lobby
August:
Bishops urge better funding of Foreign Operations Bill
Keeler urges Senate to reject embryo destruction
Food Emergency in Africa’s Sahel Region
July:
"Buster the Friendly Nuke" launched in fight against new nuclear weapons: The Pentagon has been seeking funding to begin development of so-called "bunker buster," low-yield nuclear warheards that critics charge would help make more likely what previously was considered unthinkable, the tactical use of nuclear warheads.
June:
USCCB tells Congress to just say "No" to embryo research.
May:
Legislative alerts from NETWORK
Legislation to close notorious School of the Americas achieves 100 cosponsors
Taking the moral view of CAFTA
Tell Congress NO to U.S. military aid to Guatemala!
USCCB opposes "Real ID Act"
April:
Legislative alerts from Network and the USCCB.
March:
Stop cuts in global emergency funds
February:
Take action on global debt
January 2005:
Congress addresses issues of concern to U.S. bishops in December
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