Today was the webcast of the Presidential Disability Forum, which featured Tom Harkin the author of the ADA, and Barak Obama stand-in and Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain. A lot of excitement greeted this event-- and rumors of a 'big Announcement" from McClain.
The 'big announcement' was a great disappointment. The disability community was hoping for his vote and support of the Community Choice Act-- which didn't happen.
However, one woman told a story about Ed Roberts an icon of the Independent Living movement. When told he would end up a vegetable, he told the person that if he was going to be a vegetable, he would like to be an artichoke-- hard and prickly on the outside, with a big heart on the inside. She then encouraged others to be activists, and to be artichokes-- to be persistent, difficult and sometimes prickly-- to get things done.
So, to end a disappointing day on a good note, hats off to the 'artichokes' who are working tirelessly on getting support-- vote-by-vote-- for the Community Choice Act.
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The latest co-sponsors include:
Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] - 6/23/2008 Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] - 6/23/2008 Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] - 7/10/2008 Rep Lipinski, Daniel [IL-3] - 7/14/2008 Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 7/22/2008 Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] - 7/22/2008 Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] - 7/23/2008
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And ALL Listed by State:
S.799 / H.R.1621 Community Choice Act
Co-sponsors by state as of 6-20-08
Alabama
Rep Bonner, Jo [AL-1] - 6/14/2007
Alaska
Rep Young, Don [AK] - 7/23/2007
American Samoa
Rep Faleomavaega, Eni F.H. [AS] - 12/12/2007
Arizona
Rep Pastor, Ed [AZ-4] - 12/4/2007
Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] - 12/12/2007
California
Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] - 7/30/2007
Rep Sanchez, Loretta [CA-47] - 9/5/2007
Rep Farr, Sam [CA-17] - 1/15/2008
Rep Solis, Hilda L. [CA-32] - 1/16/2008
Rep Waxman, Henry A. [CA-30] - 1/16/2008 Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] - 1/28/2008 Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35] - 2/12/2008 Rep Capps, Lois [CA-23] - 4/10/2008 Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] - 4/23/2008 Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] - 5/13/2008
Colorado
Sen Salazar, Ken [CO] - 3/7/2007
Rep DeGette, Diana [CO-1] 3/29/07
Rep Udall, Mark [CO-2] - 6/14/2007
Rep Perlmutter, Ed [CO-7] - 2/12/2008
Rep Salazar, John T. [CO-3] - 5/21/2008
Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [CO-4] - 6/23/2008
Connecticut
Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] - 3/7/2007 Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] - 3/7/2007
Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] - 6/14/2007
Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] - 5/14/2007
Rep Murphy, Christopher S. [CT-5] - 5/14/2007 Rep Larson, John B. [CT-1] - 5/14/07
Delaware
Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] - 3/7/2007
District of Columbia
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes [DC] - 12/17/2007
Florida
Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] - 10/9/2007
Georgia
Rep Deal, Nathan [GA-9] - 10/9/2007
Rep Marshall, Jim [GA-8] - 8/2/2007
Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 1/15/2008
Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [GA-4] - 6/3/2008
Hawaii
Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] - 3/7/2007
Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 6/5/2008
Illinois
Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] - 4/12/2007
Sen Obama, Barack [IL] - 7/23/2007
Rep Davis, Danny K. [IL-7]
Rep Weller, Jerry [IL-11] - 5/14/2007
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] - 5/14/2007 Rep Shimkus, John [IL-19] 3/21/07 Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] - 6/14/07 Rep Emanuel, Rahm [IL-5] - 1/22/2008 Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [IL-2] - 1/29/2008 Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] - 7/10/2008 Rep Lipinski, Daniel [IL-3] - 7/14/2008 Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [IL-10] - 7/23/2008
Indiana
Rep Visclosky, Peter J. [IN-1] - 3/29/2007 Rep Carson, Andre [IN-7] - 5/1/2008 Rep Ellsworth, Brad [IN-8] - 6/19/2008
Iowa
Sen Harkin, Tom [IA]
Rep Loebsack, David [IA-2] - 11/5/2007
Kansas
Sen Roberts, Pat [KS] - 5/13/2008
Rep Boyda, Nancy E. [KS-2] 7/10/07
Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] - 9/5/2007
Rep Moore, Dennis [KS-3] - 3/5/2008
Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] - 5/1/2008
Louisanna
Rep Jefferson, William J. [LA-2] - 3/14/2008
Maine
Rep Allen, Thomas H. [ME-1] - 4/30/2008
Maryland
Rep Wynn, Albert Russell [MD-4] - 7/23/2007 Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] - 9/5/2007 Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 1/15/2008
Massachusetts
Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] - 10/2/2007
Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] - 3/7/2007
Rep McGovern, James P. [MA-3] - 12/4/2007 Rep Markey, Edward J. [MA-7] - 2/25/2008 Rep Olver, John W. [MA-1] - 5/1/2008
Michigan
Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] - 5/6/2008
Minnesota
Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] - 1/22/2008 Rep McCollum, Betty [MN-4] - 4/30/2008
Montana
Sen Tester, Jon [MT] - 10/2/2007
Nevada
Rep Porter, Jon C. [NV-3] - 5/1/2008
New Jersey
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. [NJ] - 5/17/2007
Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] 5/14/07
Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] - 5/14/2007 Rep Ferguson, Mike [NJ-7] - 1/17/2008
New York
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY] - 3/7/2007 Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] - 3/7/2007
Rep Walsh, James T. [NY-25] 5/14/07
Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] - 10/9/2007 Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] - 10/15/2007 Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] - 9/6/2007 Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] - 10/25/2007 Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] - 11/15/2007 Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] - 1/15/2008 Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] - 2/25/2008 Rep Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [NY-29] - 3/3/2008 Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] - 3/14/2008 Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] - 4/1/2008 Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [NY-6] - 4/30/2008 Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [NY-11] - 5/1/2008 Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] - 5/1/2008 Rep Fossella, Vito [NY-13] - 5/6/2008 Rep Engel, Eliot L. [NY-17] - 5/6/2008 Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] - 5/21/2008 Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] - 5/21/2008 Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] - 6/23/2008 Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] - 7/22/2008
North Carolina
Rep Miller, Brad [NC-13] - 1/23/2008
Ohio
Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] - 5/17/2007
Rep Kaptur, Marcy [OH-9] - 1/15/2008
Pennsylvania
Sen Specter, Arlen [PA] - 3/7/2007
Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA] - 4/12/2007
Rep Fattah, Chaka [PA-2] - 8/2/2007
Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y. [PA-13] - 9/5/2007 Rep Brady, Robert A. [PA-1] - 10/23/2007 Rep Murtha, John P. [PA-12] - 12/4/2007 Rep English, Phil [PA-3] - 12/5/2007 Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] - 1/15/2008 Rep Kanjorski, Paul E. [PA-11] - 2/12/2008 Rep Murphy, Patrick J. [PA-8] - 1/28/2008 Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] - 2/25/2008 Rep Murphy, Tim [PA-18] - 3/4/2008 Rep Dent, Charles W. [PA-15] - 3/10/2008 Rep Gerlach, Jim [PA-6] - 3/31/2008 Rep Altmire, Jason [PA-4] - 4/22/2008 Rep Carney, Christopher P. [PA-10] - 5/1/2008 Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] - 5/1/2008
Rhode Island
Rep Langevin, James R. [RI-2] - 10/29/2007 Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] - 1/15/2008
South Dakota
Sen Johnson, Tim [SD] - 2/28/2008
Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] - 9/5/2007
Tennessee
Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] - 5/14/07
Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] - 1/23/2008
Texas
Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-25] 6/14/07
Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] - 7/23/2007
Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] - 8/2/2007
Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] - 9/19/2007
Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] - 11/15/2007 Rep Lampson, Nick [TX-22] - 1/15/2008 Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [TX-20] - 4/24/2008 Rep Reyes, Silvestre [TX-16] - 6/17/2008
Utah
Rep Bishop, Rob [UT-1] - 6/14/07
Vermont
Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] - 6/13/2007
Virginia
Rep Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [VA-3] - 1/28/2008
Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 7/22/2008
Washington
Sen Murray, Patty [WA] - 9/20/2007
West Virginia
Rep Rahall, Nick J., II [WV-3] - 4/17/2008
Wisconsin
Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] - 7/12/2007
Baldwin, Rep Tammy [WI-2] - 10/30/2007
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