The Progressive THINKERS: [SDCPJ] Update on Stop Outsourcing Security Act

Friday, February 26, 2010

[SDCPJ] Update on Stop Outsourcing Security Act

Stop Outsourcing Security Act, HR-4650, will put an end to funding private mercenary armies like Blackwater/Xe.

THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP. PLEASE SEND TO ALL LISTS

PLEASE ADD YOUR NAME ENDORSING THE ENACTMENT OF THIS BILL!
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Info from Jan Schakowsky's office:

Just wanted to check in with you post-bill introduction. We dropped the SOS bill on Tuesday…we got a fair bit of press, especially considering we were up against the Toyota hearings, and our bill is H.R. 4650. We now have 18 cosponsors (current list is below).

Rep Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] - 2/23/2010 *	Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] - 2/25/2010
Rep Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] - 2/23/2010 *	Rep Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] - 2/23/2010 *
Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] - 2/23/2010 *	Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-7] - 2/23/2010 *
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] - 2/23/2010 *	Rep Hall, John J. [D-NY-19] - 2/23/2010 *
Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] - 2/23/2010 *	Rep Holt, Rush D. [D-NJ-12] - 2/23/2010 *
Rep Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] - 2/23/2010 *	Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] - 2/23/2010 *
Rep McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] - 2/23/2010 *	Rep Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] - 2/23/2010 *
Rep Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] - 2/23/2010 *	Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] - 2/23/2010 *
Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] - 2/23/2010 *	Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] - 2/23/2010 *