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Government Relations: March 2011 Archives

Legislative Round-Up: Week Ending 3/18/11

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APN Legislative Round-Up
     for the week ending
      March 18, 2011
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1.  Bills & Resolutions
2.  House & Senate Letters Condemn Palestinian Incitement (and ONLY Palestinian Incitement)
3.  Blatantly Partisan RSC Effort to Exploit Murder in Settlement
4.  Ackerman on Egyptian Gas Shipments to Israel
5. Members of Congress "Interpret" the Itamar Murders
6. Senator Kerry on the Middle East (at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
6. Odds & Ends




Anthony_Weiner_'No_Occupation'.jpgAPN's Debra DeLee sent Rep. Anthony Weiner (far right) the following letter after he claimed that there was "no Israeli occupation" and no Israeli troops in the West Bank:

Legislative Round-Up: Week Ending 3/11/11

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APN Legislative Round-Up
     for the week ending
      March 11, 2011
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1.  Bills & Resolutions
2.  House Doubles Down on Jerusalem (undivided capital, embassy, settlements, etc)
3. HFAC/MESA Middle East Hearing - Statements and Ackerman's Plea for Egypt
4.  President Obama Nominates Dan Shapiro to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel
5. APN Defends UNRWA Funding
6. Secretary Clinton Back on the Hill
7.  Odds & Ends


Legislative Round-Up: Week Ending 3/4/11

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APN Legislative Round-Up
     for the week ending
      March 4, 2011
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1.  Bills & Resolutions
2.  Secretary Clinton on the Hill
3.  Ros-Lehtinen Keeps Her Sights on the UN (and UNRWA)
4.  CENTCOM Commander Articulates "Linkage" at SASC Hearing
5. HFAC/MESA Subcommittee Hearing 3/10/11 on the Middle East   
6.  Pro-Peace Funding Letter Circulating in House
7.  Weiner Picks a Fight with the State Department Over Jerusalem
8.  Gohmert - At It Again (another incomprehensible rant)
9.  Odds & Ends



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