Member of Congress

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In the United States Congress, he was a Republican house member of Representative from Illinois’ 20th District. In 1961, he was elected for the first time. Dick Durbin, who is a United States Senator, defeated him in 1982. Co-founder of the Council for National Interest in the Public Interest, a Washington-based lobbying group.

Paul Findley is now a vocal opponent of US policies toward Israel. The pro-Israel lobby, especially AIPAC, holds considerable control on Congress as in United States of America, according Findley’s best-selling book “They Dare to Talk Out: People & Organisations Confront Israel’s Lobby,” published in 1989. “Washington’s 700-pound gorilla,” he says.