Call Congressman Frank Pallone's Office, And DEMAND That He Mark Up H.R. 847 IMMEDIATELY!!!
I just received this from 9/11 First Responder Charlie Giles...
"It has come to our attention that the reason that HR847 is being held up is due to Congressman Frank Pallone. He has not marked up the Bill in the House Energy & Commerce Committee. He promised it would be done by Nov. and still no response. 9/11 Responders are sick, tired & dying. We are now Demanding that this Bill get Marked Up & Passed. We the 9/11 Community need your help! Please call Congressman Frank Pallone's Office in New Jersey at 732-249-8892 and also his Washington DC office at 202-225-4671. Tell them you are Demanding that Frank Pallone keep his Promise & Mark Up the Bill Now! We are no longer asking, we are demanding! Please Call both offices & flood his phone lines till he does what is right for those who served when Our Country needed us! Thank You!"
Please call... Please call... Please call...
Thank you.
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response from Pallone's press officer
I called Pallone's office, identified myself as writing for online media, seeking an on the record statement regarding Pallone and HR 847. I was given Richard McGrath's email and transferred to his voice mail, after being told he was out of the office. I got this reply by email:
"Congressman Pallone is a supporter and a cosponsor of the bill. He had hoped they could go to markup by now but there aren't enough votes to get it out of committee at this point. Going to a markup without the votes could effectively kill the bill. I encourage all of the supporters of the measure to continue working to get the votes it needs and deserves.
RMcGrath"
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HR 847 can be tracked here: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-847
It has these committee assignments: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-847&tab=committees
And these people are on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/committee.xpd?id=HSIF
Waxman is the Chair of this committee, which has 59 members- if you see your rep on there, please give them a call- the 9/11 first responders are dying.
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Pallone
is full of it.