Women Speak Up on New START!

Over the past few months, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in the coverage of New START in the media. We’re excited that women’s voices have played such a prominent role in this national security conversation.

From Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and New START’s chief negotiator Rose Gottemoeller to WAND and WiLL members all over the country, women are weighing in and making their voices heard. Click the links below to read a sampling of women leaders appealing to our U.S. Senators to put national security ahead of politics and vote to ratify New START by the end of the year!

Hillary Clinton

Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton: here

Rose Gottemoeller

Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance: here

WiLL member, Rep Gail Riecken: here

WiLL member, Rep. Diane Russell (ME): here

WAND member, Bobbie Wrenn Banks (GA): here

WAND board member and Oregon WAND chapter leader Susan Cundiff (OR): here

Jeanne Shaheen

WiLL member, Rep. Karen Camper (TN): http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/nov/11/karen-camper-ratifying-new-start-is-a-senate/?partner=RSS

WiLL members Rep. Jennifer Seelig and Rep. Becky Edwards (UT): here

WAND member Judy Raines (TN): here

And these great women from partner organizations:

Elisabeth MacNamara, President of the League of Women Voters of the United States here

Rachel Kleinfeld, Chief Executive Officer of Truman National Security Project here