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| http://cartwright.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-cartwright-and-thirty-five-members-of-congress-nominate-pope-francis | Rep. Cartwright and Thirty-Five Members of Congress Nominate Pope Francis for 2016 Nobel Peace Prize | 2015-10-06 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Democrat | House | PA | Matt Cartwright | C001090 | cartwright.house.gov | legacy | Washington, DC Today, U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright along with thirty five of his colleagues sent a letter to the Nobel Committee to nominate Pope Francis as the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. The letter, which was circulated to Members before His Holiness address to Congress on Thursday, September 24, highlights the Popes commitment to peace, his leadership in taking on the challenges facing our planet, and his courageous stand for human rights, and his pleas on behalf of refugees. A copy of the letter can be found here. Joining Cartwright were Reps. Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Andr Carson (D-IN), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), James McGovern (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Brad Ashford (D-NC), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Jos Serrano (D-NY), Sam Farr (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) John Garamendi (D-CA), Gregorio Sablan (D-NMI), Ed Perlmutter (D-OR), Adam Schiff (D-CA), John Conyers Jr. (D-MI), Lois Capps (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Ral Grijalva (D-AZ), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Gerry Connelly (D-VA), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), James Langevin (D-RI) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA). | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |