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Sample letter: The most effective way to send this letter is by fax. This ia a critical time and should be sent by July 8.
Date
The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
United States House of Representatives
2449 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-4905
Via Facsimile: 202-225-3190
Dear Representative Sensenbrenner,
We appreciate the good intentions of the sponsors of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (HR 4011). Realistically, however, we do not see how this bill can achieve its goals in current political and international atmosphere in the Northeast Asia. We are concerned that the provisions of the bill may even prove to be counter-productive and have negative impact on the ongoing peace process in the Korean Peninsula.
In the first place, the provisions on assisting North Korean refugees to
settle in the U.S. is controversial and may complicate current efforts by
the South Korean government. They may even be seen as politicizing the refugee issue. The timing of deliberating this bill, when the six-way
multilateral talks on security issues will take place next week in Beijing,
may send a wrong signal.
We were delighted to see that Koreans from both South and North Korea reaffirmed their desire and the will to reconcile peacefully and work towards reunification during last month's fourth anniversary celebration of the inter-Korean June 15th Summit Agreement of Reconciliation, Exchange and Cooperation in Inchon, South Korea.
We rejoiced to see the reassuring signs of inter-governmental cooperation as shown in the cessation of border propaganda messages and the agreement to synchronize radio signals between the two North Korean and South Korean navies in order to prevent accidental confrontations at the sea.
Therefore, we believe that this may not be a good time to push for the
controversial North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004
Various organizations and individuals in the U.S., as well as in South
Korea, have raised concerns about this bill. Please take into consideration these issues when discussing this bill. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Sincerely yours,
End of Letter
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Key members to contact
Members of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims --- this subcommittee is deliberating on the bill currently;
Subcommittee Chair John Hostettler
The Honorable John N. Hostettler
United States House of Representatives
1214 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-1408
DC Phone:
202-225-4636
DC Fax:
202-225-3284
Ranking Member
The Honorable Sheila Jackson-Lee
United States House of Representatives
2435 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-4318
DC Phone:
202-225-3816
DC Fax:
202-225-3317
Committee Chair, House Judiciary Committee
The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
United States House of Representatives
2449 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-4905
DC Phone:
202-225-5101
DC Fax:
202-225-3190
House Judiciary Committee Member;
Also, Chair of the House International Relations Committee
The Honorable Henry J. Hyde
United States House of Representatives
2110 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-1306
DC Phone:
202-225-4561
DC Fax:
202-225-1166
Ranking Member, House Judiciary Committee
Also, member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration
The Honorable John Conyers, Jr.
United States House of Representatives
2426 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-2214
DC Phone:
202-225-5126
DC Fax:
202-225-0072
Ranking Member, House International Relations Committee
The Honorable Tom Lantos
United States House of Representatives
2413 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-0512
DC Phone:
202-225-3531
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