{news} Members of Congress Ask Obama to End Gaza Blockade

[Justine McCabe]

FYI
  
For the first time, Connecticut has a Member of Congress supporting Palestinian human rights. Write to Rep. Jim Himes and thank him for signing-on to end the Israeli siege of Gaza at: CT04JHima at mail.house.gov


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Members of U.S. Congress Ask President Obama to End the Blockade in Gaza 

Washington, D.C. | January 26, 2010 | www.adc.org | Last Thursday, 54 Members of the House of Representatives led by Congressman Ellison of Minnesota and Congressman McDermott from Washington State signed a letter to President Obama asking his Administration to lift the blockade on Gaza.  In the letter to President Obama, the 54 Members of Congress said "the unabated suffering of Gazan civilians highlights the urgency of reaching a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and we ask you to press for immediate relief for the citizens of Gaza as an urgent component of your broader Middle East Peace."  Click here to read the full letter.
http://adc.org/Gaza_letter_to_Obama.pdf

ADC President Mary Rose Oakar said "Now is the time to hold our elected Officials accountable to work for a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. These 54 Members should be recognized for their courage in attempting to bring an end to the unfair treatment of the Palestinian people."

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) urges you to recognize and thank these 54 US House Representatives for exhibiting leadership by contacting them TODAY. Please see below for the list. 
 
Raul Grijalva
AZ
(202) 225- 2435
Barbara Lee
CA
(202) 225- 2661
Bob Filner
CA
(202) 225- 8045
Diane Watson
CA
(202) 225- 7084    
Fortney Pete Stark
CA
(202) 225- 5065
George Miller
CA
(202) 225- 2095
Jackie Speier
CA
(202) 225- 3531
Lois Capps
CA
(202) 225- 3601
Loretta Sanchez
CA
(202) 225- 2965
Lynn Woolsey
CA
(202) 225- 5161
Michael M. Honda
CA
(202) 225- 2631
Sam Farr
CA
(202) 225- 2861
Jim Himes
CT
(202) 225- 5541
Bruce D. Braley
IA
(202) 225- 2911
Andre Carson
IN
(202) 225- 4011
John A. Yarmuth
KY
(202) 225- 5401
James P. McGovern
MA
(202) 225- 6101
John Tierney
MA
(202) 225- 8020
John W. Oliver
MA
(202) 225- 5335
Michael E Capuano
MA
(202) 225- 5111
Stephen F. Lynch
MA
(202) 225- 8273
William D. Delahunt
MA
(202) 225- 3111
Donna F. Edwards
MD
(202) 225- 8699
Elijah E. Cummings
MD
(202) 225- 4741
Carolyn C. Kilpatrick
MI
(202) 225- 2261
John Conyers
MI
(202) 225- 5126
John D. Dingell
MI
(202) 225- 4071    
Betty McCollum
MN
(202) 225- 6631
James L. Oberstar
MN
(202) 225- 6211
Keith Ellison
MN
(202) 225- 4755
David E. Price
NC
(202) 225- 1784
Bill Pascrell, Jr.
NJ
(202) 225- 5751
Donald M. Payne
NJ
(202) 225- 3436
Rush D. Holt
NJ
(202) 225- 5801
Eric Massa
NY
(202) 225- 3161
Maurice D. Hinchey
NY
(202) 225- 6335
Paul Tonko
NY
(202) 225- 5076
Yvette D. Clarke
NY
(202) 225- 6231
Marcy Kaptur
OH
(202) 225- 4146
Mary Jo Kilroy
OH
(202) 225- 2015
Earl Blumenauer
OR
(202) 225- 4811
Peter A. Defazio
OR
(202) 225- 6416
Chaka Fattah
PA
(202) 225- 4001
Joe Sestak
PA
(202) 225- 2011
Glenn C. Nye
VA
(202) 225- 4215
James P. Moran
VA
(202) 225- 4376
Peter Welch
VT
(202) 225- 4115
Adam Smith
WA
(202) 225- 8901
Brian Baird
WA
(202) 225- 3536
Jay Inslee
WA
(202) 225- 6311
Jim McDermott
WA
(202) 225- 3106
Gwen Moore
WI
(202) 225- 4572
Tammy Baldwin
WI
(202) 225- 2906
Nick J Rahall II
WV
(202) 225- 3452      

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NOTE TO EDITORS: The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), which is non sectarian and non partisan, is the largest Arab-American civil rights organization in the United States. It was founded in 1980, by former Senator James Abourezk to protect the civil rights of people of Arab descent in the United States and to promote the cultural heritage of the Arabs. ADC has 38 chapters nationwide, including chapters in every major city in the country, and members in all 50 states.  
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Contact:Haythem Khalil, media at adc.org, 202-244-2990



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