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Action E-List Members

FROM: Joseph A. Violante, National Legislative Director

SUBJ: UPDATE ON MANDATORY VA HEALTH CARE FUNDING H.R. 5250/S. 2903

DATE: September 19, 2002

I have attached a list of all those who have co-sponsored or pledged their support of H.R. 5250 and S. 2903. As you can see, H.R. 5250 now has 25 co-sponsors and S. 2903 has two. This list will also be continually updated on our web site at www.dav.org, as changes are made. Go to "Legislative Action & You," and click on the link to the list of co-sponsors to periodically check the progress of this bills support.

If your member of Congress has not signed on as a co-sponsor of this bill, and you have been working to get his or her support, please let us know what objections you are hearing about this legislation. Please call Joy Ilem or me at (202) 554-3501, or e-mail us at legislation@davmail.org. If we are aware of the various concerns of members, we can address them personally. We do not need a great deal of detail in these messages, simply let us know your Representatives name, and what his or her specific objection to the legislation is.

We must continue our efforts to get our elected officials to support this legislation. As always, thank you for your hard work!


JOSEPH A. VIOLANTE
National Legislative Director


CO-SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS OF MANDATORY HEALTH CARE FUNDING

United States House of Representatives

John E. Baldacci (D-ME)
Corrine Brown (D-FL)
Brad Carson (D-OK)
Peter A. DeFazio D-OR)
Lane Evans (D-IL)
Bob Filner (D-CA)
Barney Frank (D-MA)
Martin Frost (D-TX)
Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL)
Joseph M. Hoeffel (D-PA)*
Tim Holden (D-PA)
Rick Larsen (D-WA)
Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA)*
James P. McGovern (D-MA)
Michael R. McNulty (D-NY)
Richard E. Neal (D-MA)
Collin C. Peterson (DFL-MN)
Todd Platts (R-PA)
Ciro D. Rodriguez (D-TX)
Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Max Sandlin (D-TX)
Ronnie Shows (D-MS)
Adam Smith (D-WA)
Karen L. Thurman (D-FL)
Ed Whitfield (R-KY)

Frank D. Lucas (R-OK) (signed pledge only)

United States Senate

Tim Johnson (D-SD)*
Paul D. Wellstone (DFL-MN)

* = Co-sponsored and signed DAV Pledge to support

Names in Bold = New co-sponsors