At a news conference in front of the Federal Courthouse in Sacramento on January 4, members of the Sacramento Coalition to End the War launched a campaign to pressure Representative Doris Matsui and Congress to stop funding the Iraq occupation.

"Rep. Matsui has not publicly declared her opposition to the war or signed on to initiatives to truly end it, despite the obvious public mandate in the November elections suggesting voters wanted the war to end,” stated a member of the Sacramento Coalition to End the war during the press conference, “She also has refused to personally meet with constituents, including veterans.”

The Sacramento Coalition to End the War is asking people to send letters to Rep. Matsui and visit her office in the coming weeks to urge her to vote against any further funding of the Iraq War.

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