What's going on in my neck of the woods....
Ann G. Cagigas, RN, MA, IBCLC
GSA Health Unit,  Room 1010
1800 F St., NW
Washington, DC 20405
202-219-1228
202-501-0028 (Fax)
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>NURSING MOTHERS TO BREASTFEED ON CAPITOL HILL
>
>Rep. Maloney Hosts PRE-MOTHER'S DAY NURSE-IN
>To Promote Right to Breastfeed
>
>WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) will host a Capitol
>Hill "nurse-in" on Thursday, May 10, 2007 to reintroduce her
>Breastfeeding Promotion Act, a bill that would protect the rights of
>breastfeeding mothers who return to the workplace after childbirth,
>and the health and well-being of their children.
>
>The Breastfeeding Promotion Act:
>. amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by
>new mothers
>. provides tax incentives for businesses that establish private,
>lactation areas in the workplace
>. provides for a performance standard for breast pumps
>. allows breastfeeding equipment to be tax deductible for families
>
>Currently, 38 states and Puerto Rico have laws on their books
>protecting the rights of women to breastfeed. The Breastfeeding
>Promotion Act would move beyond the patchwork of state laws and
>establish a national protection for breastfeeding mothers.
>
>WHAT: "NURSE-IN" to introduce the Breastfeeding Promotion Act
>
>WHO: Nursing mothers
>Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
>Congressman Chris Shays (R-CT)
>Others to be announced
>
>WHEN: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
>Thursday, May 10, 2007
>
>WHERE: Cannon Terrace
>New Jersey and Independence Ave., SE
>Washington, D.C. (Capitol Hill)
>INCLEMENT WEATHER ROOM: TBD
>

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