Addendum to my post “Ludicrous”

Our friend Coday down in Alabama did his due diligence and found the following link which essentially says this:
The Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act was initially sponsored by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro in 1997. The bill was never brought to the floor for a vote after its introduction to Congress. It was referred to various congressional committees, where it languished without action until it expired with the end of the 105th Congress.

Rep. DeLauro has since sponsored the bill FOUR MORE TIMES; to the 106th Congress, the 107th Congress, the 108th Congress, and the last attempt was in 2005 to the 109th Congress.

In each case, the bill’s fate was the same; it languished in subcommittee, never being brought to a vote. It will undoubtedly be introduced once again when the 110th Congress is seated in early 2007.

Although most efforts to see this bill passed urge supporters to affix their names to some type of petition, we believe the most effective course of action is for advocates of this legislation to contact their congressional representative(s) directly, by U.S. Mail, telephone, fax or email.
To read the link Coday referred me to in its entirety, click Here.

Initially, I was thrilled (and filled with a small sense of accomplishment) as my mailbox filled up with notes from many of you to tell me that you signed the petition AND asked your friends and family to do the same. At the time… I thought that would be enough. Although I’m sure helpful, it’s clear we need to go one step further and contact our Representative directly to implore that he or she see to it that this bill is finally brought to the floor for a vote.

A hassle? Perhaps. But I hope you feel strongly enough about this issue to spend another 30 seconds of your time on it.

To help you out, I’ve created a link HERE that directs you to a page where you can directly email your Representative regardless of what state you live in.

Again…I thank you!

Chris