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
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
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.
| Name | State | Phone # |
| 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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