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"provider_name": "Action Network",
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"author_name": "The Syrian Emergency Task Force",
"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/users/the-syrian-emergency-task-force/profile",
"title": "Vote NO to S.Amdt.3889",
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"description": "As your constituent, I respectfully urge you to vote NO on Senator Lindsey Graham’s amendment (S.Amdt.3889) to the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (S.2296). This amendment is a dangerous legislative measure designed to make sanctions on Syria permanent. While presented as a temporary suspension, its provisions ensure that sanctions will be reimposed and remain in effect indefinitely. This action risks halting Syria's progress toward peace and reconstruction and punishes the Syrian people, who were the foremost victims of the previous regime's crimes. Extending these sanctions would not only prevent the return of millions of refugees but would also condemn a new generation of Syrians to economic despair and instability. By blocking international investment and trade, these sanctions would effectively hinder efforts toward a sustainable and peaceful future for Syria. This is an outcome that serves neither our interests nor those of the Syrian people. This amendment is not only counterproductive but also directly opposes the policy direction set by President Trump. It effectively ties the President’s hands by imposing new conditions that would lock in sanctions indefinitely, undermining the authority of the Commander-in-Chief. This is a measure that reduces the President’s power and goes against his expressed wishes for a new path forward in Syria. We urge you to vote against this amendment and to support policies that will enable the Syrian people to rebuild their country.",
"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/letters/voteno3889"
}