Sorry for the long post but I think this is an important hearing and we all need to participate in getting it passed. Larry in Oklahoma January 23, 2008--Next Tuesday, January 29th at 9:30am, the full House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on the ADARestoration Act (H.R. 3195). All members need to hear the powerful testimony.If your Representative is a member of the committee (see list below), please calland urge him or her to attend the hearing in 2175 Rayburn House OfficeBuilding. And if you can, try to attend yourself. Please tell your Representative that restoring Congress' original intent for the Americans with Disabilities Act is necessary to create an equal playing field for people with disabilities and stop disability discrimination in the workplace and elsewhere. See the Bazelon Center's July 23, 2007 Action Alert for more information about H.R. 3195. For additional background, visit the Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities Rights Task Force and the National Council on Independent Living's ADARestoration Action Hub. Please Act Now! Go down the list and see if your Representative is one of the committee members. If so, call him or her on the direct phone listed or using the Capitol switchboard at 1-202-224-3121. Remember to say you're a constituent. Members with asterisks have co-sponsored the ADA Restoration Act. Please thank them and encourage them to stay involved. House Education and Labor Committee Members Democrats: George Miller, Chairman (CA-07)* (202) 225-2095 Dale E. Kildee (MI-05)* (202) 225-3611 Donald M. Payne (NJ-10)* (202) 225-3436 Robert E. Andrews (NJ-01)* (202) 225-6501 Robert C. (Bobby) Scott (VA-03)* (202) 225-6501 Lynn C.Woolsey (CA-06)* (202) 225-5161 Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15)* (202) 225-2531Carolyn McCarthy (NY-04)* (202) 225-5516 John F. Tierney (MA-06) (202) 225-8020 Dennis J. Kucinich (OH-10)* (202) 225-5871 David Wu (OR-01)* (202) 225-0855 Rush D. Holt (NJ-12)* (202) 225-5801 Susan A. Davis (CA-53)* (202) 225-2040 Danny K. Davis (IL-07)* (202) 225-5006 Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07)* (202) 225-2435 Timothy H. Bishop (NY-01)* (202) 225-3826 Linda T. Sanchez (CA-39)* (202) 225-6676 John Sarbanes (MD-03)* (202) 225-4016 Joe Sestak (PA-07)* (202) 225-2011 Dave Loebsack (IA-02)* (202) 225-6576 Mazie Hirono (HI-02)* (202) 225-4906 Jason Altmire (PA-04)* (202) 225-2565 John Yarmuth (KY-03)* (202) 225-5401 Phil Hare (IL-17)* (202) 225-5905 Yvette Clarke (NY-11)* (202) 225-6231 Joe Courtney (CT-02)* (202) 225-2076 Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01)* (202) 225-5456Republicans: Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Ranking Member (CA-25) (202) 225-1956Thomas E. Petri (WI-06)* (202) 225-2476 Peter Hoekstra (MI-02)* (202) 225-4401 Michael N. Castle (DE-At Large)* (202) 225-4165 Mark E. Souder (IN-03)* (202) 225-4436 Vernon J. Ehlers (MI-03)* (202) 225-3831 Judy Biggert (IL-13) (202) 225-3515 Todd Russell Platts (PA-19) (202) 225-5836Ric Keller (FL-8) (202) 225-2176 Joe Wilson (SC-02) (202) 225-2452 John Kline (MN-02) (202) 225-2271 Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) (202) 225-2006Kenny Marchant (TX-24) (202) 225-6605 Tom Price (GA-06) (202) 225-4501 Luis G. Fortuño (PR)* (202) 225-2615 Charles W. Boustany, Jr. (LA-07) (202) 225-2031 Virginia Foxx (NC-05) (202) 225-2071 John R. "Randy" Kuhl, Jr. (NY-29) (202) 225-3161 Rob Bishop (UT-01) (202) 225-0453 David Davis (TN-01) (202) 225-6356 Timothy Walberg (MI-07) (202) 225-6276 Dean Heller (NV-02) (202) 225-6155 Committee schedule: http://edlabor.house.gov/
Larry from Oklahoma
