Originally published on the CGS blog on November 5, 2008.
Lynn Woolsey has served in Congress for over sixteen years, and yesterday she defeated her challenger, Mike Halliwell with a resounding 72% to 24% victory. Representative Woolsey is a champion of CGS causes, earning an A rating on our Congressional Report Card and we are delighted to welcome her back to Washington.
As a member of the House she “proposed a plan called SMART Security , which is a Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism. Under this plan, war is an absolute last resort, to be pursued only after every diplomatic solution has been exhausted.” Woolsey’s plan involves fighting terrorism by “promoting multilateral partnerships and the better intelligence they bring – with an emphasis on respecting human and civil rights.”
In addition to this, Woolsey is committed to nuclear non-proliferation, investing in economic and social development in impoverished nations, and developing renewable energy sources. She introduced House Res. 68 which recognized the dangers posed by nuclear weapons and called on the President to engage in nonproliferation strategies. Representative Woolsey also introduced House Res. 508, Bring the Troops Home and Iraq Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2007, and H Res. 101, which called on the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Citizens for Global Solutions applauds you Representative Woolsey!
