[Nfbwv-talk] Legislative Alert

[C. Smyth]

Fellow Federationists:
I want to update you on the latest information regarding 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 continues to gain support with 123 members of the House listed as cosponsors.
S. 841 now has four cosponsors in the Senate.
I have listed all cosponsors below by state, so you will know how your state is doing
in building support for this important legislation.
I am asking for your hard work to increase these numbers before we have our National
Convention in July.
Please make phone calls to your senators and representatives and urge them to cosponsor
this important legislation for all pedestrians.
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.
Your calls will make a difference in building support for this legislation, and I
know that you will work diligently to increase our cosponsor numbers.
Please contact me with any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Jesse M. Hartle
Government Programs Specialist
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
Telephone: (410) 659-9314, extension 2233
E-mail:
jhartle at nfb.org
Cosponsors of H.R. 734 and S. 841
Congressman Towns, Democrat Lead Sponsor of H.R. 734
Congressman Stearns, Republican Lead Sponsor of H.R. 734
Senator Kerry, Democrat Lead Sponsor of 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 Davis
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
Congressman Alexander
Congressman Cao
Congressman Melancon
Maine
Congressman Michaud
Maryland
Congressman Cummings
Congressman Ruppersberger
Congressman Sarbanes
Congressman Van Hollen
Massachusetts
Senator Kennedy
Congressman Capuano
Congressman Delahunt
Congressman Markey
Congressman McGovern
Congressman Neal
Congressman Tierney
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
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
Tennessee
Congressman Cohen
Congressman Roe
Texas
Congressman Gene Green
Congressman Neugebauer
Congressman Sessions
Utah
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