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Advocacy News and Information 2002
The Episcopal Church, Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations, and the Episcopal Public Policy Network are always working to ensure that the voices of Episcopalians throughout the country are heard during debates on social issues. We work in coalition with other religious and secular groups as well as conduct the Church's business independently. Sometimes our work occurs during private meetings while at other times it happens in more formal settings.

Below you will find various resources with links to publications that state the Church's position on many issues, letters written by the presiding bishop to policymakers, and letters composed by the government relations staff. You will also find current information about the issues this office engages on behalf of The General Convention and Executive Council.

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Domestic Issues
12/23/2002 Coalition Letter to President Bush requestion fiscal year 2004 budge priorities reflect the needs of low income working families
Bread For The World 2003 Offering of Letters Brochure (pdf)
11/25/2002 2001 FBI Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA)
11/20/2002 White Paper Proposing that the Biggest Single Step We Can Take to Save Oil and Curb Global Warming is to Raise Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for Both Cars and Light Trucks
11/20/2002 Coalition Letter to Sen. Tom Harkin urging additional investment in federal child nutrition programs
11/7/2002 Episcopal Gains in Congress
9/4/2002 Interreligious Working Group on Domestic Human Needs
10/17/2002 Interreligious Working Group on Domestic Human Needs Letter on Domestic Poverty.
10/9/2002 Coalition Letter Requesting Additional Funding for the Child Care Development Block Grant For Fiscal Year 2003
10/7/2002 Coalition Letter to Senators of the 107th Congress requesting support of
7/10/2002 Coalition Letter to Members of Congress Supporting the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act.
5/7/2002 Coalition Letter to Chairman Tom Harkin Expressing Support for Nutrition
2/24/2002 Conservation Based Energy Policy


International Issues
Bread For The World 2003 Offering of Letters Brochure (pdf)
10/22/2002 Coalition Letter to Secretaries Powell and Thompson to Call upon the President - Expanding on Efforts to Date - to Exercise the Highest Degree of Leadership on Global AIDS.
10/15/2002 Letter to National Security Advisor, Dr. Condoleezza Rice from religious leaders of three major Christian communions, regarding debt relief
10/1/2002 Letter from the Bishops of The Episcopal Church, USA, Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, Sending Prayers and Support as Members of Congress Make Decision of Whether to Authorize the Use of Force Against Iraq.
9/25/2002 Letter to National Security Advisor, Dr. Condoleezza Rice from religious leaders of three major Christian communions, urging that the Bush Administration give urgent attention to the crisis now facing the US refugee program.
8/12/2002 Letter to General Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan from Presiding Bishop Griswold Requesting that the Government of Pakistan Do Everything Possible to Protect the Christian Minority.
4/26/2002 Coalition Letter to Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Encouraging Support of Efforts to Significantly Increase Funding for Global HIV/AIDS Programs in the FY 2002 Supplemental Bill