FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Nevins, 267-847-7189: Reed Millar, 484-769-3564 January 24, 2006 Pittsburgh, PA - Today the Pittsburgh City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing the confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito to the United States Supreme Court. The resolution also encouraged Pennsylvania’s Senators Rick Santorum and Arlen Specter to vote against Alito when his nomination comes up for a vote. The text of the Pittsburgh City Council resolution follows this release.