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For Immediate Release: February 2, 2007

Contact: Kimberly Allen, (202) 226-8364; (202) 420-1524 [cell]

Rothman Discusses Stopping the Iraq War with New Jersey Peace Activists

(Washington, DC)—On Monday, January 29th, Congressman Steve Rothman (D-NJ) met with peace activists from New Jersey Peace Action and the Rail Division of the Teamsters to discuss ways to stop President Bush's escalation of the Iraq War and get all U.S. troops out of Iraq. Specifically, they talked about Congress' legislative options moving forward and Rep. Rothman's new role on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees all national defense spending, including spending on the Iraq War.

Pictured (above L-R): Lorna Henkel, Hudson County Peace Action; Mary Bell, Legislative Coordinator, New Jersey Peace Action; Madelyn Hoffman, Director, New Jersey Peace Action; Kim Druist, Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War; Pamela Hall, Code Pink; Rep. Rothman; Walter Lippman, National Council of Churches; Rikki Reich, MoveOn.org, Jersey City; and Kevin Hussey, New Jersey Legislative Director for the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees in the Rail Division of the Teamsters Union.

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Pictured (below): Kim Druist, wearing a badge on her arm that says "Stop the Escalation", asks Rep. Rothman about the options that Congress has to get our troops out of Iraq. Druist is a Plainsboro resident and member of the Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War.

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