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Border Peace Alliance Press Release May 28, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Office of City Representative Susie Byrd Contact: Diana Ramirez, Legislative Aide at 915.541.4996 Mayor John F. Cook BORDER PEACE ALLIANCE REACHES OUT TO NATIONAL LEADERS City Council EL PASO, TEXAS –Over one hundred community leaders including local elected officials, civic leaders, faith leaders, business leaders and academics from El District 1 Ann Morgan Lilly Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, New Mexico have signed a seven point “Declaration in Support of Ciudad Juárez and Its Efforts to Reduce The Violence District 2 Susannah M. Byrd Related to Drug Trafficking.” During President Calderon’s visit to the United District 3 States last week, The Border Peace Alliance asked the U.S. government to Emma Acosta reconsider its current strategy as it relates to Mexico and the Drug War violence. District 4 Carl L. Robinson The Border Peace Alliance has distributed the Declaration to the following leaders and organizations: District 5 Rachel Quintana White House office of Public Engagement District 6 Speaker Nancy Pelosi Eddie Holguin Jr. Senator John Cornyn Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison District 7 Senator James Webb Steve Ortega Congressman Silvestre Reyes Congressman Ciro Rodriguez District 8 Beto O’Rourke Congressman Dennis Kucinich Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Department of Justice, Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison City Manager Joyce A. Wilson Department on Homeland Security, Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement Senate Committee on Appropriations Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chief of Police Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Gregory K. Allen Senate Committee on the Judiciary Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control House Committee on Appropriations House Committee on Homeland Security House Committee on Foreign Affairs House Committee on the Judiciary House Committee on Ways and Means House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Congressional Border Caucus Congressional Hispanic Caucus Law Enforcement Caucus Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus Consulado General de México en El Paso United Nations, Office on Drugs and Crime Human Rights Campaign Washington Office on Latin America We will continue to reach out to our leaders on this crucial topic. ### .
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