New Haven Independent

Lowendorf, head of the Greater New Haven Peace Council (pictured at a protest outside DeLauro’s office on December 15, 2005), said he thinks DeLauro, as a member (and one-time leader) of the Progressive Caucus, should take a strong position against the war and vote for funding to bring the troops home and take care of them once they get here.

He also said he’s been trying for years to get a meeting with her, but when he ran into her at an event, “she basically said, ‘I don’t have anything to talk with the peace community about.’ I don’t think that’s the case. That to me is not an appropriate answer from my representative to the Congress. In general, she’s a very progressive congresswoman and we support her, but on meeting with the peace community, she has not a good record.”

Lowendorf said DeLauro was unavailable to meet during the whole August recess, but that her scheduler said she may be able to do it in September.

And if he does get such a meeting, he plans to bring representatives from many constituencies outside of the self-described peaceniks who also oppose the war. Click here to hear more of his remarks.

DeLauro’s press person did not return repeated requests for comment over three days.