BRAMA, Jan 23, 2004, 10:00 am ET
Press Release
ACTION ITEM
Senator Nighthorse Campbell, Co-Chairman of the Helsinki Commission, has written a "Dear Colleague" letter in support of the Ukrainian Famine resolution (S. Res. 202), which he introduced last session and which clearly labels the Famine a "genocide."
Senators from states having a significant number of Ukrainian voters co-sponsored the resolution, but those in other states have not. It is critical, therefore, that Ukrainians in all such states call and/or write their Senators, urging them to co-sponsor Senate Resolution 202. It is imperative for those who know Ukrainian-Americans or who have American friends in states whose Senators have not yet signed up to call those people and have them contact their Senators to solicit their support for S. Res. 202.
Ukrainians and their supporters are also urged to call Senator Richard G. Lugar (R-IN) [senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov, 202-224-4814], chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to persuade him of the urgency of the adoption of this Resolution.
The 28 Senate co-sponsors include BOTH Senators from the following states
(listed with the Senators' names are the dates they became co-sponsors):
CALIFORNIA
Sen Boxer, Barbara - 10/22/2003 [D-CA]
Sen Feinstein, Dianne - 9/29/2003 [D-CA]
COLORADO
Sen Allard, A. Wayne - 11/5/2003 [R-CO]
Sen Ben Nighthorse Campbell - introduced S.Res.202 on 7/28/2003 [R-CO]
MARYLAND
Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. - 9/15/2003 [D-MD]
Sen Sarbanes, Paul S. - 10/16/2003 [D-MD]
MASSACHUSETTS
Sen Kennedy, Edward - 12/3/2003 [D-MA]
Sen Kerry, John F. - 10/30/2003 [D-MA]
MICHIGAN
Sen Levin, Carl - 11/4/2003 [D-MI]
Sen Stabenow, Debbie - 11/20/2003 [D-MI]
MINNESOTA
Sen Coleman, Norm - 9/9/2003 [R-MN]
Sen Dayton, Mark - 11/12/2003 [D-MN]
NEW JERSEY
Sen Corzine, Jon - 10/16/2003 [D-NJ]
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. - 9/2/2003 [D-NJ]
NEW YORK
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham - 11/18/2003 [D-NY]
Sen Schumer, Charles E. - 11/5/2003 [D-NY]
OHIO
Sen DeWine, Michael - 7/31/2003 [R-OH]
Sen Voinovich, George V. - 7/30/2003 [R-OH]
PENNSYLVANIA
Sen Santorum, Rick - 10/14/2003 [R-PA]
Sen Specter, Arlen - 9/23/2003 [R-PA]
Other co-sponsors include (alphabetically by state):
Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. - 11/10/2003 [D-CT],
Sen Biden Jr., Joseph R. - 9/23/2003 [D-DE],
Sen Chambliss, Saxby - 9/23/2003 [R-GA],
Sen Durbin, Richard J. - 9/2/2003 [D-IL],
Sen Landrieu, Mary - 11/25/2003 [D-LA],
Sen Collins, Susan - 1/20/2004 [R-ME],
Sen Allen, George - 9/2/2003 [R-VA],
Sen Murray, Patty - 1/20/2004 [D-WA],
Sen Feingold, Russell D. - 9/25/2003 [D-WI].
If you do not see your Senator's name in the lists above, please give him or her a call today!
For telephone numbers, call (202) 225-3121, go online to www.senate.gov, or
sort the list of Senators by [STATE] [LAST NAME].
For the text of the resolution and other information, click here:
S.RES.202 CSCE (US Helsinki Commission)
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S.RES.202 Summary and Status
Ihor Gawdiak
President
Ukrainian American Coordinating Council
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