Want to know what global issues Congress and the State Department are addressing? Who's testifying at the latest hearing? What new bill has been introduced? Who are the Congressional power players on international affairs? In the Beltway will keep you up to date with the latest intelligence (gossip) and analysis.

While over 10,000 lobbyists roam the halls of Congress, Citizens for Global Solutions staff are part of a select group working to improve global laws and promote effective international institutions like the United Nations. We work to coordinate inside- and outside-the-beltway advocacy on key issues such as UN peace operations, the International Criminal Court and United Nations funding and reform.

Citizens for Global Solutions provides regular updates on the status of legislation regarding global issues currently in the House or Senate. Need to know about an programs/glob_engage/treaties.html">international treaty? Yes, we have that, too.

Each year Citizens for Global Solutions publishes the hill/rating_guide/rating_guide_home.html">Global Solutions Rating Guide which lets you know how your Senators and Representatives voted on legislation that affects the United Nations, the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the global environment, global health, and other international issues and institutions.

Citizens for Global Solutions' elections/CQ_home.html">candidate questionnaire can be a valuable tool for learning what positions Congressional candidates take on issues ranging from the creation of a UN Civilian Police Corp to ratification of the Women’s Convention (CEDAW) or the Kyoto Climate Change treaty. It is also a tool to educate candidates, including incumbents, on global issues. If you are one of the many Americans who care about a candidate’s position on foreign policy issues but cannot find them due to the sparse attention given to global issues by most U.S. House, Senate and Presidential nominees, the candidate questionnaire is for you! If your candidates have not yet responded to the questionnaire, download a copy of the new Citizens for Global Solutions 2004 Candidate Questionnaire and send it to your candidates today requesting their response.