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Rep. Caroline Maloney is making an effort once again to move the Breastfeeding Act of 2007 forward.  Last weekend there was a meeting of the State Breastfeeding Coalitions and they learned that the 23 cosponsors that she has obtained are not enough, and that they need at least 200 sponsors.  So please urge your Congressional Representatives to cosponsor this bill along with the Senators to introduce the bill in the Senate. And please use your networks to get the word out.  This bill is important for all mothers who work or who may work in the future and would help to eliminate one important barrier to more optimal breastfeeding in the US.

Last weekend, at the US Breastfeeding Committee's National Conference of State/Territory Breastfeeding Coalitions, we learned that we need much more action on US Representative Carolyn Maloney's bill in the US House, the Breastfeeding Promotion Act, to get it moving forward.

We need your action NOW on this bill, HR 2236. The bill currently has only 23 cosponsors,and needs about 200 cosponsors to move forward. If you are a US citizen/legal resident, please contact your Rep now and urge him/her to cosponsor this bill.

This bill makes breastpumps tax deductible, provides for safety standards for them,and gives incentives to employers to help moms pump. To read the text of the bill, and see a list of cosponsors, go to: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-2236 <http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-2236>

To contact your Representative about this bill, you can either go through MomsRising
at:
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/momsrising/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=13731 <http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/momsrising/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=13731>
or the Children's Hospital (Boston) advocacy page at: http://capwiz.com/childadvocacy/home/ <http://capwiz.com/childadvocacy/home/>

Pass this on!
Melissa Bartick, MD
Chair, Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition



Judy Canahuati, Mphil., IBCLC 
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