Rep. Lee's Resolution of Inquiry into Iraq War Planning has 40 Co-sponsors

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See prior DU post - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4195618

Rep. Barbara Lee's Resolution of Inquiry on the Downing Street Minutes (H. Res. 375) now has 40 co-sponsors, and we have the month of August in which to raise that total. If passed, Lee's Resolution will require the White House and the State Department to turn over all information related to communication with officials of the UK between January and October of 2002, the period of the Downing Street documents.

Both progressives and moderates are among the 40 already co-sponsoring. Many more Members will co-sponsor if a group of their constituents schedules a meeting with them at their district office, while they're home for the month of August. All the information you need is here:
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/902

Rep. Lee Introduces Resolution of Inquiry into Iraq War Planning
Submitted by davidswanson on Thu, 2005-07-21 17:16. Congress
Ask Your Congress Member to Co-Sponsor! - http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/609

Rep. Barbara Lee (Dem., Calif.) has introduced a Resolution of Inquiry in the House of Representatives (H. Res 375) which, if passed, will require the White House and the State Department to "transmit all information relating to communication with officials of the United Kingdom between January 1, 2002, and October 16, 2002, relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq."

Here is a one-page PDF of the Resolution - http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/downloads/roi-onepage.pdf

And here is a flyer to help you promote co-sponsorship of the Resolution of Inquiry by your congress member - http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/downloads/house.pdf

These are the members of the committee to which the Resolution has been referred. The more members of the full House co-sponsor it, the more likely some committee members are to vote for it - http://wwwc.house.gov/international_relations/fullmem.htm

Here are current co-sponsors:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:HE00375:@@@P

The Thomas site will not be updated during August and will continue to display 39 co-sponsors. But Congresswoman Lee's office will continue to add co-sponsors. Already added, as #40, is Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney. Other likely and important members to add include:

Members of the Out of Iraq Caucus who have not yet co-sponsored - http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/1101
Members of the Black Caucus who have not yet co-sponsored - http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/1102
Members of the International Relations Committee who have not yet co-sponsored - http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/1103

Ask Your Congress Member to Co-Sponsor! - http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/609

Here is the text of the Resolution:

109TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. RES. 375

Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution all information in the possession of the President and the Secretary of State relating to communication
with officials of the United Kingdom between January 1, 2002, and October 16, 2002, relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Ms. LEE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on _________________

RESOLUTION

Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution all information in the possession of the President and the Secretary of State relating to communication
with officials of the United Kingdom between January 1, 2002, and October 16, 2002, relating to the
policy of the United States with respect to Iraq.

Resolved, That not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution—

(1) the President is requested to transmit to the House of Representatives all documents, including telephone and electronic mail records, logs, calendars, minutes, and memos, in the possession of the President relating to communications with officials of the United Kingdom from January 1, 2002, to October 16, 2002, relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq, including any discussions or communications between the President or other Administration officials and officials of the United Kingdom that occurred before the meeting on July 23, 2002, at 10 Downing Street in London, England, between Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom intelligence officer Richard Dearlove, and other national security officials of the Blair Administration; and

(2) the Secretary of State is directed to transmit to the House of Representatives all documents, including telephone and electronic mail records, logs, calendars, minutes, memos, and records of internal discussions, in the possession of the Secretary relating to communications with officials of the United Kingdom from January 1, 2002, to October 16, 2002, relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq, including any discussions or communications between the Secretary of State or other officials of the Department of State and officials of the United Kingdom that occurred before the meeting on July 23, 2002, at 10 Downing Street in London, England, between Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom, United Kingdom intelligence officer Richard Dearlove, and other national security officials of the Blair Administration.

Ask Your Congress Member to Co-Sponsor! - http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/609

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1. I can hear the shredders already.....or I've already heard them. n/t

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2. Called my rep's cable TV show - and had to send him the resolution!

My rep, David Price, had his monthly call-in show this week, so I called in to ask him to co-sponsor the resolution.

He hadn't even heard of it! I was astounded. I've only emailed him at least twice about it in the past month. Apparently email doesn't get a lot of attention on the hill.

There was nothing else to do but to fax him the resolution, along with Rep. Conyers' Iraq timeline summary and the entire 36-page timeline.

So listen up, if your rep hasn't signed on - send them a little summer reading to educate them on the issue!

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/downloads/roi-onepage.pdf
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/downloads/ctsummary.PDF
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/downloads/conyerstimeline.pdf