PAAIA Releases 111th Congress Scorecard

By PAAIA Government Affairs Office

October 4, 2010, Washington D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) today released its Congressional Scorecard for the 111th Congress, which informs the public as to where members of Congress stand on issues of importance to the Iranian American community.

The primary purpose of PAAIA’s biannual Congressional Scorecards is to ensure that Iranian Americans are informed about the voting records and performances of their members of Congress. In addition, the Scorecards ensure that members of Congress are aware that their votes and positions on issues of importance to the Iranian American community will be analyzed and made public.

The scorecard for the 111th Congress focuses on bills and resolutions that bear on three areas: civil liberties, immigration, and a special category in recognition of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. In addition, we have profiled but not rated a number of measures that have come before the House of Representatives and Senate concerning U.S. policy towards Iran. This is in keeping with PAAIA’s neutrality on the subject and in accordance with our goal to ensure that Iranian Americans are informed about legislative initiatives and the positions that their members of Congress are taking concerning this topic.

For a complete copy of the Congressional Scorecard for the 111th Congress, please click here