CONGRESSMAN
TOM LANTOS INTRODUCES LANDMARK RESOLUTION ON MIDDLE EAST REFUGEES Far-reaching and comprehensive, these Resolutions instruct the President to ensure that in all international forums, when the issue of ‘Middle East refugees is discussed, representatives of the United States must ensure: “That any explicit reference to Palestinian refugees is matched by a similar explicit reference to Jewish and other refugees, as a matter of law and equity.” This bi-partisan effort is being spearheaded by Senators Rick Santorum (R-PA) and Norm Coleman (R-MN), as well as Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). On the House side, supporters include Congressmen Tom Lantos (D-CA) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) as well as Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Michael Ferguson (R-NJ).What you can do: Please write or call your Congressional Representatives and Senators to urge them to co-sponsor this bi-partisan legislation. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Below are tips on how to write a letter (email is not as valued as a piece of mail) or CALL your legislator. |
The
Resolution H. Res 848 in the House and S. Res 494 in the Senate is
titled “The creation of refugee populations in the Middle East,
North Africa and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights
violations.
In
an unprecedented initiative, Tom Lantos and three other Representatives
and four Senators, representing both political parties, have introduced
landmark Resolutions on Middle East refugees in the United States Senate
and in the House of Representatives.