House Resolution 620 re: Andrew Tahmooressi

Dear Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee :

As you know, HR620 has been introduced but not signed by all members.  Please see the roll call as of September 7, 2014.  We the people do not understand why all members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs have not signed this.  Additionally, please note that Fernando Benitez, Sgt. Tahmooressi’s lawyer, has indicated that passage of this simple resolution may hold weight with the Mexican judge.   There are no sanctions against Mexico including in this resolution and frankly, we are befuddled as to why we cannot get a simple resolution signed and passed.  There is compelling evidence that Sgt. Tahmooressi simply made a wrong turn into Mexico that fateful night and yet all of our efforts to help him have been for naught.

HR620 simply states :

“H.Res.620 – Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Mexico should immediately release United States Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi and provide for his swift return to the United States so Sgt. Tahmooressi can receive the appropriate medical assistance for his medical condition. ”

These Members have already signed

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen – R – FL

Dana Rohrabacher -  R – CA

Ted Poe – R – TX

Matt Salmon – R – AZ

Tom Marino – R – PA

Mo Brooks – R – AL

Paul Cook – R – CA

Randy Weber – R – TX

Ron DeSantis – R – FL

Mark Meadows – R – NC

Ted Deutch – D – FL

Albio Sires – D – NJ

34 members have not signed

Sean Duffy – R – WI – @RepSeanDuffy

Curt Clawson – R -FL (New, no twitter)

Eni Faleomavaega – D – American Samoa (No Twitter)

Brad Sherman – D – CA – @BradSherman

Gregory W Meeks – D – NY @GregoryMeeks

Gerald E. Connolly – D – VA @GerryConnolly

Brian Higgins – D – NY – @RepBrianHiggins

Karen Bass – D – CA – @RepKarenBass

William Keating D – MA – @USRepKeating

David Cicilline – D – RI – @DavidCicilline

Alan Grayson – D – FL – @AlanGrayson

Juan Vargas – D – CA – @RepJuanVargas * His is the rep for the district in which Andrew was technically living w/ a friend. At the big meeting on US Mexico relations that this committee had in April, he spoke on  Andrew’s plight. I believe we have the clip because we posted it on the facebook page. We might want to send him the clip & say Que Pasa?)

Bradley Schneider – D – IL – @RepSchneider

Joseph P Kennedy – D – MA – @RepJoeKennedy

Ami Bera – D – CA – @RepBera

Alan S Lowenthal – D – CA – @RepLowenthal

Grace Meng – D – NY – @RepGraceMeng

Lois Frankel – D _ FL – @RepLoisFrankel

Tulsi Gabbard – D – HI – @TulsiPress * She is actually in the National Guard & had 2 deployments

Joaquin Castro – D – TX – @JoaquinCastrotx He has a new job and might not still be on it?

Edward Royce – R- CA – Chairman – @RepEdRoyce – Can’t believe he has not signed!

Eliot Engel – D – NY – Ranking Member – @RepEliotEngel

Christopher Smith – R – NJ – @RepChrisSmith

Steve Chabot – R – OH – @RepSteveChabot

Joe Wilson – R – SC – @RepJoeWilson

Michael T McCaul – R – TX – @McCaulPressShop

Jeff Duncan – R – SC – @RepJeffDuncan

Adam Kinzinger – R – IL @RepKinzinger * He is a vet. AF Pilot, still in the Guard

Tom Cotton – R – AK – @RepTomCotton * He is in a contentious re-election

George Holding – R – NC @RepHolding

Scott Perry – R – PA – @RepScottPerry

Steve Stockman – R – TX @SteveWorks4You * He actually has been actively advocating for Andrew and you probably have seen his video, but he has another resolution, 612 that has gone no where, 9 signatures. But Ted Yoho & Scott Perry have signed it. It calls for sanctions and will never happen. I am going to work on these three guys tomorrow by phone!

Doug Collins – R – GA @RepDougCollins

Ted Yoho – R – FL – @RepTedYoho