http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/04/breast-feeding_moms_to_m erkley.html Breast-feeding moms to Merkley: You rock By The Oregonian Editorial Board April 05, 2010, 6:48AM An Oregon law to boost breast-feeding by providing working mothers with unpaid time and a clean space to pump breast milk is going national. U .S. politicians are notorious for kissing babies, not legislating in their behalf. Candidate-baby encounters usually peter out in an exchange of gurgles. But this somewhat volatile, albeit nonvoting bloc -- 4.2 million babies born every year in the United States -- has found a new champion in Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. You may not remember, but on Aug. 1, 2007, Merkley promised to rock the baby world. That day, Merkley announced his long-shot bid for the U.S. Senate in an unusual setting -- a luncheon banquet for the Nursing Mothers Counsel of Oregon. Merkley was there to help the group celebrate its 2007 legislative victory -- a new law, requiring Oregon businesses to give working mothers minimal time (unpaid breaks) and a clean space (not a bathroom) to express breast milk. At that lunch, Merkley not only surprised the group by announcing his Senate bid, but also promised, if elected, to expand the Oregon law nationwide. Con't. http://www.merkley.senate.gov/ *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome