[Nfbwv-talk] Legislative Alert

[C. Smyth]

Fellow Federationists:
I am writing to update you on our efforts to gain cosponsor support for the Pedestrian
Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 734 and S. 841) in both the House of Representatives
and the Senate.
H.R. 734 currently has 130 cosponsors, and S. 841 has 9 cosponsors.
I have listed all cosponsors below by state.
We only have one week left to work on this issue before Congress adjourns for the
August recess.
I am asking you to make calls next week, July 26-31, to your senators and representatives
to urge them to join as a cosponsor of this important legislation.
-- Senators can be added to S. 841 by contacting Doug Frost in Senator Kerry's office;
and
-- Representatives can be added to H.R. 734 by contacting either Emily Khoury in
Congressman Towns's office, or James Thomas in Congressman Stearns's office.
You may be connected to your members of Congress by calling the Capitol switchboard
at (202) 225-3121.
We must continue to build on the progress that we have already made on this issue
(thank you) by working hard next week to add new cosponsors on this legislation.
Also, please contact me with any questions; my contact information is listed below.
Sincerely,
Jesse M. Hartle
Government Programs Specialist
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
Telephone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2233
E-mail:
jhartle at nfb.org
JMH/wmb
Cosponsors of H.R. 734 and S. 841
Congressman Towns
, Democrat Lead Sponsor, H.R. 734
Congressman Stearns, Republican Lead Sponsor, H.R. 734
Senator Kerry, Democrat Lead Sponsor S. 841
Alaska
Congressman Young
Arizona
Congressman Grijalva
Congressman Pastor
Arkansas
Congressman Berry
Congressman Boozman
California
Congressman Berman
Congresswoman Capps
Congressman Filner
Congresswoman Harman
Congresswoman Lee
Congresswoman Matsui
Congressman Rohrabacher
Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
Congressman Schiff
Congressman Stark
Congresswoman Tauscher
Congresswoman Waters
Connecticut
Congressman Courtney
District of Columbia
Congresswoman Norton
Florida
Congressman Bilirakis
Congresswoman Brown
Congressman Crenshaw
Congressman Hastings
Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen
Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz
Congressman Wexler
Georgia
Congressman Bishop
Congressman Lewis
Guam
Congresswoman Bordallo
 Hawaii
Congressman Abercrombie
Congresswoman Hirono
Idaho
Congressman Minnick
Illinois
Senator Durbin
Congresswoman Biggert
Congressman Costello
Congressman Davis
Congressman Foster
Congressman Gutierrez
Congressman Hare
Congressman Jackson
Congressman Lipinski
Congressman Manzullo
Congressman Roskam
Congresswoman Schakowsky
Indiana
Senator Bayh
Congressman Carson
Congressman Ellsworth
Iowa
Congressman Boswell
Congressman Braley
Congressman King
Congressman Latham
Congressman Loebsack
Louisiana
Senator Vitter
Congressman Alexander
Congressman Cao
Congressman Melancon
Maine
Congressman Michaud
Congresswoman Pingree
Maryland
Senator Cardin
Senator Mikulski
Congressman Cummings
Congresswoman Edwards
Congressman Ruppersberger
Congressman Sarbanes
Congressman Van Hollen
Massachusetts
Senator Kennedy
Congressman Capuano
Congressman Delahunt
Congressman Markey
Congressman McGovern
Congressman Neal
Congressman Tierney
Michigan
Congressman Conyers
Minnesota
Congressman Ellison
Congresswoman McCollum
Congressman Oberstar
Congressman Peterson
Congressman Walz
Mississippi
Congressman Taylor
Missouri
Congressman Blunt
Congressman Carnahan
Congresswoman Emerson
Nebraska
Congressman Terry
Nevada
Congresswoman Berkley
Congresswoman Titus
New Hampshire
Congresswoman Shea-Porter
New Jersey
Congressman Payne
Congressman Sires
Congressman Rothman
New Mexico
Congressman Heinrich
New York
Congresswoman Clarke
Congressman Hinchey
Congresswoman Lowey
Congresswoman Maloney
Congressman Nadler
Congressman Rangel
Congressman Serrano
North Carolina
Congressman Jones
Congressman McIntyre
Congressman Price
North Dakota
Congressman Pomeroy
Ohio
Congressman Driehaus
Congressman LaTourette
Congressman Ryan
Congressman Wilson
Oregon
Congressman Blumenauer
Congressman DeFazio
Congressman Wu
Pennsylvania
Senator Specter
Congressman Brady
Congressman Carney
Congresswoman Dahlkemper
Congressman Doyle
Congressman Fattah
Congressman Holden
Congressman Kanjorski
Congressman Platts
Congressman Thompson
Puerto Rico
Congressman Pierluisi
Rhode Island
Congressman Kennedy
South Dakota
Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin
Tennessee
Congressman Cohen
Congressman Roe
Texas
Congressman Gene Green
Congressman Neugebauer
Congressman Sessions
Utah
Senator Bennett
Senator Hatch
Congressman Bishop
Vermont
Congressman Welch
Virginia
Congressman Connolly
Congressman Moran
Congressman Wittman
Washington
Congressman McDermott
West Virginia
Congressman Mollohan
Congressman Rahall
Wisconsin
Congresswoman Moore
Congressman Petri
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