US Breastfeeding Advocates:

Congrats, we have some more cosponsors, and still need more.  Here is the
current list, including three new cosponsors that all specifically joined in
the effort due to constituient contacts.  Thanks to those who contacted:
        William Delahunt, MA
        Eliot Engel, NY
        Corrine Brown, FL

Enclosed is the alert again, please continue to work, so that we can help
ensure that this bill will be re-introduced next session.

Thanks in advance for all that you are doing!!!!

Barbara Heiser, NABA

CURRENT HOUSE COSPONSORS:
        AL:     Earl Hilliard
        CA:     Tom Lantos, Zoe Logren, Lynn Woolsey
        CT:     Sam Gejdenson, Chris Shays
        DC:     Elaeanor Holmes Norton
        FL:     Karen Thurman, Corrine Brown
        GA:     Cynthia McKinney
        GU:     Bob Underwood
        IL:     Bobby Rush, Sid Yates, Luis Gutierrez, Danny Davis, Lane Evans
        MA: Jim McGovern, William Delahunt
        ME:     Tom Allen, John Baldacci
        MI:     Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
        MS:     Bennie Thompson
        NC: Eva Clayton
        NJ:     Donald Payne
        NY: Jerrold Nadler, Jose Serrano, Eliot Engel
        OH: Marcy Kaptur
        OR:     Elizabeth Furse
        PA:     Bill Coyne
        RI:     Patrick Kennedy
        TX:     Martin Frost, Barbara Lee
        WA: Jim McDermott
        WI:     Tom Barrett
        WV:     Nick Rahall
        VI:     Donna Christian-Green
        VT:     Bernie Sanders
The best way to keep up with who has signed on is on the web at:
http://thomas.loc.gov/

HELP US ADD MORE COSPONDSORS:
Any member of the House may cosponsor this legislation.  Generally, they are
persuaded by their own constituents.  Therefore, we recommend that you contact
your own Representative to express your views on this bill and ask them to
cosponsor H.R.3531

1.  Provide them with any story or stories of women and the difficulty they
have returning to work while breastfeeding
                                                and/or

2.  Provide them with any story or stories about needing breastpump standards
- for example, I bought 3 breastpumps before I found one that worked for me,
or they hurt too much so I just decided to artificially feed my baby, or they
worked fine until I was back at work and then it just didn't do what I needed
it to do                                                and/or

3.  Use the feminist side, that a woman shouldn't have to choose between
working and having a family and providing her baby with the best start
possible - breastfeeding

If you need more help or get information that we could use please contact
Barbara Heiser, National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy at
[log in to unmask] or Tel: 410-995-3726 or Fax: 410-992-1977, so that we can work
with you on addressing your issues or those of your representative.
It would be VERY helpful if we knew what particular part of the bill your rep
is interested in.  Please share with us

CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE:  You can write to your U.S. Representatives at:
                The Honorable
                U.S. House of Representatives
                Washington, DC 20515