10 more CCA Co-sponsors!
On January 15 and 16, 2008, 10 more co-sponsors signed on to the Community Choice Act! There are 2 significant things about this — who the people are, and the significance of the date. Four of the newest co-sponsors are on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where the crew from Rochester, as well as several other ADAPT chapters were for the hearing on CCA yesterday. Did you notice the date? January 15th is the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! It’s a wonderful coincidence that Rep. John Lewis, of Georgia, a well-known civil rights activist, signed on to CCA on the 15th, as did Rep. Edolphus Towns, of New York, one of only only three Black members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Elijah Cummings, of Maryland, another Black member of Congress.
Anyway, here is the list:
Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 1/15/2008
Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] - 1/15/2008
Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 1/15/2008
Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] - 1/15/2008
Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] - 1/15/2008
Rep Lampson, Nick [TX-22] - 1/15/2008
Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 1/15/2008
Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] - 1/16/2008
Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] - 1/15/2008
Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] - 1/16/2008