[Njabs-talk] Legislative Alert - Requested Action on the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of

[Quintina M. Singleton]

please encourage all members, friends and neighbors to make the calls.

Note:

I've been in contact with Congressman Pascrell's office several times on this issue

and I'll make follow-up calls next week.

Congressman Andrews was on the original bill and we need to remind him of that.

Remind, all that bill costs nothing, only safety for all citizens.

If this is worthwhile, it could keep the cost of health care down, no accidents with

the quiet cars and citizens being hit by the driver?

Best,

Joe

Keep believing.  Keep dreaming.  Keep learning

Let's work together.  Let's make a difference!

Joseph J. Ruffalo

President, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey

Phone:  973-743-0075

Please visit our State and National Web Sites

http://www.nfbnj.org

http://www.thruoureyes.org

http://www.blindchildren.org

http://www.nfb.org

Email:

nfbnj at yahoo.com

----- Original Message -----

From:

Hartle, Jesse

Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 4:48 PM

Subject:

 Legislative Alert - Requested Action on the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of

2009

Fellow Federationists:

            Members of Congress have now returned to

Washington

 after concluding the August recess.  We must continue to contact members of the

Senate and House of Representatives to urge members to join as cosponsors on the

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (S. 841 in the Senate, and H.R. 734 in

the House of Representatives).

            The House bill has 136 cosponsors at this time, while the Senate bill

has 13.  I have included the list of cosponsors by state on each bill below.

            You can be connected with any member of Congress by calling the Capitol

switchboard at (202) 225-3121.  If your member of the House of Representatives wants

to be added as a cosponsor on H.R. 734, he or she should contact either Emily Khoury

in Congressman Towns's office, or James Thomas in Congressman Stearns's office.

If your Senator wants to cosponsor S. 841, he or she should contact Doug Frost in

Senator Kerry's office.

            We must be unrelenting in our efforts to bring the issues that affect

blind Americans to the attention of Congress in order to prevent our issues from

being lost in the

Washington

 legislative shuffle.

            If you have any questions please feel free to contact me; I have listed

my contact information below.  As always, I thank you for your hard work on this

issue in advance.

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 S 841, and HR 734

Senator Kerry, Lead sponsor on S 841

Congressman Towns, Lead Sponsor on HR 734

Congressman Stearns, Lead Sponsor on HR 734

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 Johnson

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

Kansas

Senator Brownback

Louisiana

Senator Vitter

Congressman Alexander

Congressman Cao

Congressman Melancon

Maine

Senator Collins

Congressman Michaud

Congresswoman Pingree

Maryland

Senator Cardin

Senator Mikulski

Congressman Cummings

Congresswoman Edwards

Congressman Ruppersberger

Congressman Sarbanes

Congressman Van Hollen

Massachusetts

Senator Kennedy - (members that leave Congress or pass away during their term are

not removed from cosponsor lists)

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

Senator Wicker

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

Senator Burr

Congressman Jones

Congressman Kissell

Congressman McIntyre

Congressman Brad Miller

Congressman Price

Congressman Shuler

North Dakota

Congressman Pomeroy

Ohio

Congressman Driehaus

Congresswoman Kaptur

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 Al Green

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