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----- Original Message -----
From: Ravnitzky, Gail <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 10:17 AM
Subject: Legislation on Breastfeeding -- REQUEST
> To: Interested Parties
> From: Gail Ravnitzky
> Legislative Director for Rep. Carolyn Maloney
> Date: June 29, 1999
> RE: urgent help needed on lactation legislation
>
>
> Rep. Maloney recently introduced legislation (H.R. 1848) to protect a
> woman's right to breastfeed on federal property where she and her child
have
> a right to be. There is a very big possibility that an Appropriations
> subcommittee will take up this issue on Friday, July 2. (More info to
come
> on this, if we need you to call your Members of Congress about this issue,
> we'll write again tomorrow and give more specifics.)
>
> THIS IS WHAT I NEED RIGHT AWAY:
>
> Do you know of any cases where a woman was asked/told to leave FEDERAL
> PROPERTY because she was breastfeeding? This could include: federal
> buildings, federal agencies, national museums, post offices, national
parks,
> etc. (PLEASE do NOT send stories about PRIVATE property at this time.
> We'll get to that later.)
>
> Many of you have been writing to ask about the latest news on
breastfeeding
> legislation, and I am sorry that information has not been available
sooner,
> or in a more timely fashion. I will send more info soon on all of the
> bills, the status of each, and how you can help. (Keep in mind that there
> are several hundred of you and only one of me!) In the meantime, feel
free
> to check out our website at: <www.house.gov/maloney/breast/htm> for the
> latest info.
>
> And please, if you know of additional stories involving federal property
> where women have not been welcome to breastfeed, please let me know TODAY
or
> as soon as possible. My e-mail address is <[log in to unmask]>
> THANKS!!!
>
>
>
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