[Missouri-l] Fw: [acb-l] FW: [leadership] Update on Quiet Car Legislation

[Jeanne Fike]

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From: "Mitch Pomerantz" <mitch.pomerantz at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 3:52 PM
Subject: [acb-l] FW: [leadership] Update on Quiet Car Legislation


> FYI:
>
>
> Mitch Pomerantz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Bridges [mailto:ebridges at acb.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 10:57 AM
> To: leadership at acb.org
> Cc: 
> acb-l-digest-sc.1238423837.kakmkpbbinilnldpohmp-ebridges=acb.org at acb.org
> Subject: [leadership] Update on Quiet Car Legislation
>
> Recently, Senator John Kerry (D-MA) introduced S.841, The Pedestrian 
> Safety
> Enhancement Act of 2009. This is a companion bill to H.R.734.
>
> Please call your Senators to ask him-her  to cosponsor. This is another
> positive move as the dialogue surrounding the dangers of hybrid vehicles 
> has
> spread to the Senate.
>
> Having said this, there are now 112 cosponsors of the House bill. Please
> continue calling your members to ask for cosponsorship. Your members will 
> be
> back in their districts around Memorial Day so this is an opportune time 
> to
> schedule appointments to meet with them during this district work period.
>
> Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns. The 
> list
> of cosponsors for the Senate bill and new cosponsors for the House bill 
> are
> below.
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
>
>
>
> Eric
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> Senate Cosponsors
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> Edward M.  Kennedy  Massachusetts
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> Arlen Specter Pennsylvania
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> New House Cosponsors
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> Todd Russell Platts - Pennsylvania
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> Kathleen Dahlkemper - Pennsylvania
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> Alcee L. Hastings - Florida
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> Donald A. Manzullo - Illinois
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> Edward J. Markey - Massachusetts
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> Adam B. Schiff - California
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> Charles A. Wilson - Ohio
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> Eric Bridges
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