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Lobby Congress about Guantanamo
We encourage you to contact your Congress members on or around the anniversary of Guantanamo on January 11 to encourage them to:· close Guantanamo in a just and quick manner,
· charge or release remaining prisoners,
· allow for transfers to US for trial or medical needs,
· reopen the State Dept. resettlement office.
Check if your member of Congress is a member of one of these committees. If not, you may contact the chair of each committee. Find membership and contact info at the following links. House Armed Services: Chair-Adam Smith House Foreign Affairs: Chair-Gregory Meeks Senate Foreign Relations: Ranking Dem-Robert Menendez Senate Armed Services: Ranking Dem-Jack ReedFind the contact information for your members of Congress at the following links:
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
Background reading: Toward a New Approach to National and Human Security: Close Guantanamo and End Indefinite Detention
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