>THIS BILL IS BEING READ IN THE SENATE THIS AFTERNOON.
>IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND AN E-MAIL TO [log in to unmask], that's
>Representative Thomas Koch,  head of the House Health and Welfare
>committee.
>Tell him you want S.156 passed this year.
>Write now, and get others to write too.
>
>After being read in the Senate, S. 156 will be sent to the House Health and
>Welfare Committee.  The process of taking testimony begins again before the
>full House votes on the bill.  Here's where we need help.
>
>The House Health & Welfare Committee will want to hear stories from moms
>who have had problems, especially related to breastfeeding in public and
>expressing milk in the workplace.
>
>It is also important to write to Rep. Thomas Koch who is Chairman of the
>Health & Welfare Committee to express support for this bill and urge him to
>take action on it.  We are nearing the end of the legislative session, and
>there is still much work to be completed.  Rep. Koch may decide that this
>is not a priority, so the more mail he gets, the better the chances are
>that he will look favorably on this piece of legislation.  He can be
>reached by email at: [log in to unmask]  A brief hand-written note is
>just as effective, addressed to him at the State House, Montpelier, VT
>05602.
>
>      If the House Health & Welfare Committee decides to take no action on
>this bill before adjournment, we must begin again when they reconvene next
>January.   The is an important piece of legislation and the first step to
>improving breastfeeding awareness and protecting our breastfeeding moms
>from harassment and embarrassment.  Support for this bill is greatly
>appreciated.

>For more information and links to the bill go to:

http://www.breastfeeding.com/advocacy/advocacy_new_leg.html

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