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Remember This: The Legacy of Jan Karski Today

Our Generous Supporters

National Endowment For The Humanities
Polish History Museum
Consulate General of Poland in New York

Thank you to these principled public servants!

The Jan Karski U.S. Centennial Campaign is delighted to acknowledge the 12 United States Senators and 68 United States Representatives who signed letters to President Obama supporting the nomination of the late Jan Karski for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. By reaching out to the President, the following elected officials have endorsed the qualities that Karski embraced and embodied: courage, tolerance and freedom.

A copy of the actual letter that went to the President is attached at the end of the article.

Below is the list of supportive Senators and Congressional Representatives:

US SENATE
Senator Richard Blumenthal
Senator Richard Burr +
Senator Ben Cardin
Senator Bob Casey
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator Herb Kohl
Senator Carl Levin
Senator Joe Lieberman
Senator Dick Lugar
Senator Barbara Mikulski
Senator Chuck Schumer
Senator Debbie Stabenow
 
US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The Honorable Steve Austria
The Honorable Tammy Baldwin
The Honorable Howard Berman
The Honorable Earl Blumenauer
The Honorable Robert Brady
The Honorable Judy Chu
The Honorable David Cicilline
The Honorable Hansen Clarke
The Honorable Steve Cohen
The Honorable Gerry Connolly
The Honorable Joe Courtney +
The Honorable Jerry Costello
The Honorable Mark Critz
The Honorable Henry Cuellar
The Honorable Rosa DeLauro
The Honorable Ted Deutch
The Honorable Lloyd Doggett
The Honorable John Dingell
The Honorable Keith Ellison
The Honorable Eliot Engel
The Honorable Anna Eshoo
The Honorable Sam Farr
The Honorable Bob Filner
The Honorable Elton Gallegly
The Honorable John Garamendi
The Honorable Luis Gutierrez
The Honorable Janice Hahn
The Honorable Alcee Hastings
The Honorable Nan Hayworth
The Honorable Martin Heinrich
The Honorable Brian Higgins
The Honorable Maurice Hinchey
The Honorable Mazie Hirono
The Honorable Eleanor Holmes-Norton
The Honorable Rush Holt
The Honorable Steve Israel
The Honorable Sheila Jackson-Lee
The Honorable Hank Johnson +
The Honorable Marcy Kaptur
The Honorable Mike Kelly
The Honorable Ron Kind
The Honorable Sandy Levin
The Honorable Dan Lipinski*
The Honorable Nita Lowey*
The Honorable James McGovern
The Honorable Brad Miller
The Honorable Gwen Moore
The Honorable Jim Moran
The Honorable Mick Mulvaney
The Honorable Bill Pascrell, Jr.
The Honorable Gary Peters
The Honorable David Price
The Honorable Mike Quigley
The Honorable Charles Rangel
The Honorable Laura Richardson
The Honorable Tom Rooney
The Honorable Peter Roskam
The Honorable Steven Rothman
The Honorable Lucille Roybal-Allard
The Honorable Tim Ryan
The Honorable Jan Schakowsky
The Honorable Adam Schiff
The Honorable Allyson Schwartz
The Honorable Brad Sherman
The Honorable Paul Tonko
The Honorable Henry Waxman
The Honorable Allen West
The Honorable Frederica Wilson

In all, 68 members of the House of Representatives expressed their support.

* Reps Lowey and Lipinski co-authored the “Dear Colleague” letter that circulated and was signed by 64 other Representatives.

+ Two members (Rep. Hank Johnson and Rep. Joe Courtney) wrote separate endorsement letters submitted their own letters of support to President Obama. Senator Richard Burr sent his own letter to the President independently.