Jul 07, 2010 | By David Golemboski
Last week I attended a meeting for faith advocates to talk with Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, and also the U.S.’s lead negotiator for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia. Read more
Jul 02, 2010 | By Catherine Pinkerton, CSJ, former NETWORK Lobbyist
Catherine Pinkerton, CSJ, pays tribute to the late Senator Robert Byrd. Read more
Jul 02, 2010 | By Meghan Tighe, former NETWORK Associate
Yesterday morning, President Obama outlined the “essential elements” of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) in a speech at American University. Read more
Jul 01, 2010 | By Jean Sammon
In all the talk about federal deficits, it is rare to find politicians with the courage to propose cuts to the defense budget. Fortunately, there are a few. Read more
Jul 01, 2010 | By Jim Kachadoorian, NETWORK Intern
Look for Comprehensive Immigration Reform to gain international attention this morning as President Obama delivers an address from American University. NETWORK will be in attendance, and be sure to check back for our analysis. Read more
Jun 30, 2010 | By Jean Sammon
The CEO of the Cleveland Clinic came to Washington to talk to about how they deliver quality healthcare efficiently. Read more
Jun 30, 2010 | By Maureen Book, NETWORK Intern
Top Chef D.C., a TV show, has joined with First Lady Michelle Obama to raise public awareness about the problems of hunger and obesity and to make child nutrition a priority for the nation. Read more
Jun 28, 2010 | By John McCrillis, NETWORK Volunteer
Research has found that torture is not a successful means of obtaining information and violence does not bring about peace. Why then must we ignore these truths when training the leaders of South and Central America? Read more
Jun 25, 2010 | By Simone Campbell, SSS
On Wednesday, June 23, I was part of a meeting at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (next to the White House) with Melody Barnes (the President’s Director of the Domestic Advisory Council) and other staffers including Sharon Parrott and Alexia Kelley from the Department of Health and Human Services. Read more
Jun 22, 2010 | By Jim Kachadoorian, NETWORK Intern
On Friday, I’ll be attending Catholic Legal Immigration Network, INC. (CLINIC), Migration Policy Institute (MPI), and Georgetown University Law Center’s 7th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference. I’ll be going to take in as much as I can about the policy, opinion, and legal background behind the immigration debate. Read more
