H.R. 4236 Gains 16 More Co-Sponsors
August 6, 2008
Sixteen more members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed up in July to become co-sponsors of the Mail Network Protection Act (H.R. 4236), a bill that would limit wasteful, inefficient, and detrimental subcontracting practices by the U.S. Postal Service. The total number of co-sponsors now stands at 135.
The bill, introduced last November by Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA), would require the Postal Service to bargain with postal unions before it engages in significant contracting-out, and would protect inexpensive, trustworthy mail service for the American public.
Many union locals are continuing their outreach efforts to enlist support for the bill from House members who have not yet added their names as co-sponsors. Building additional support for H.R. 4236 continues to be a top priority for the APWU.
The following representatives signed on as co-sponsors of the bill on between July 2 and Aug. 1, 2008:
| Mail Network Protection Act - Co-Sponsors Added July 2 - Aug. 1, 2008 | |
| Lois Capps (D-CA-23) | Santa Barbara SCF Area Local |
| Artur Davis (D-AL-7) | Birmingham Area Local |
| Diana DeGette (D-CO-1) | Denver Metro Area Loca |
| Eliot L. Engel (D-NY-17) | New York Metro Area Local, Mount Vernon Local |
| Bill Foster (D-IL-14) | Northwest Illinois Area Local |
| Jane Harman (D-CA-36) | Greater Los Angeles Area Local |
| Maurice Hinchey (D-NY-22) | Mid-Hudson Area Local; Kingston Area Local |
| Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-MI-13) | Detroit District Area Local, 480-481 Area Local |
| Nita Lowey (D-NY-18) | Mount Vernon Local, Southern New York Area Local |
| Tim Mahoney (D-FL-16) | Palm Beach Area Local |
| Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-6) | NY Metro Area, Queens Area Local, Flushing Local, Brooklyn Local |
| Brad Miller (D-NC-13) | Greater Greensboro SCF Area Local, Raleigh Cosmopolitan Area Local |
| Tim Ryan (D-OH-17) | Youngstown Area Local, Akron Metro Area Local |
| John T. Salazar (D-CO-3) | Western Colorado Area Local |
| Loretta Sanchez (D-CA-47) | Southwest Coastal Area Local |
| Jose E. Serrano (D-NY-16) | NY Metro Area Local |