Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, D-Norwalk, issued a statement Friday lauding President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize.
"The Nobel committee's decision to award President Obama with the Peace Prize and for recognizing the President's effort in rekindling peace efforts throughout the world should be applauded," Mendoza said. "President Obama has, from the outset of his administration, made it a priority to restore the United States' reputation and utilize diplomacy as a key means to peaceful actions."
Mendoza praised the president's efforts to intercede in nuclear Iran, re-open dialogue with Cuba, provide humanitarian aide to countries ravaged by natural disaster "and avert a global economic meltdown by creating international cooperation is deserving of this recognition."
"Americans should be proud to have, as a part of our collective history, three sitting presidents who have earned this distinguished award, with our current receiving praise in his first-term," Mendoza said..
