Thurston County Democrats

This resolution was presented at the November 26th TCD meeting,  This resolution will be voted on at the January 28th TCD meeting where PCOs, Proxies and paid members of 30 days or more are welcome to vote.  We are posting it to TCD Blue to encourage discussion about the resolution in preparation for the vote in January.

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Resolution in Support of the Congressional Accompaniment Program

Whereas the 2008 Congressional Accompaniment Program is a non-partisan fact-finding tour to Israel/Palestine funded by donations from constituents and other citizens, and;

Whereas the tour is tentatively scheduled for the spring recess of Congress in 2008, and;
 
Whereas, this educational tour will help elected officials make informed decisions regarding  the Israel/Palestine region, and;
 
Whereas the tour is for the elected officials and/or their staff members, along with interested constituents funding their own trips, and;
 
Whereas the founding organizations have researched the Congressional rules governing travel reimbursements and are confident that the CAP trip is in full compliance (CAP is not a registered lobby and has no paid staff);
 
Therefore be it resolved that the Thurston County Democratic Central Committee endorses the CAP project and encourages our elected representatives to take the 2008 tour or allow a member of their senior staff to do so.
 
A copy of this resolution shall be forwarded to the Rachel Corrie Foundation for inclusion in their packet of additional information that will be sent to Senators Murray and Cantwell and Representatives Baird and Smith.

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