HR-1207 Now has 129 Co-Sponsors

[RonPaulFanInGA]

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/issues/bills/?billtype=H.R.&billnumb=1207&congress=111

Up from 113 yesterday.

[LittleLightShining]

I want to see the names.

[RonPaulFanInGA]

I want to see the names.

Thomas.loc.gov runs behind the original site I linked (they're at 124 currently), but here are their most recent (with the other five missing):

Rep McCarthy, Kevin [CA-22] - 5/4/2009
Rep Barton, Joe [TX-6] - 5/4/2009
Rep Hensarling, Jeb [TX-5] - 5/4/2009
Rep McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [WA-5] - 5/4/2009
Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] - 5/4/2009
Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] - 5/4/2009
Rep Cassidy, Bill [LA-6] - 5/4/2009
Rep Walden, Greg [OR-2] - 5/4/2009
Rep Crenshaw, Ander [FL-4] - 5/4/2009
Rep Campbell, John [CA-48] - 5/4/2009
Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2] - 5/4/2009
Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] - 5/4/2009

The other five are also republicans. It went from 95 republicans and 18 democrats supporting to 111 republicans and still 18 democrats.

[Slist]

I want to see the names.

I want to see more democrats :(

[blocks]

Awesome! It's gonna be hard to justify a "no" vote on this bill. Now we just need some movement to get it out of committee and on to the floor for the House vote.

[LittleLightShining]

I want to see more democrats :(I'm trying!

[blocks]

I'm trying!

I was delighted to see my rep... Lynn Woolsey as one of the 18 Democratic co-sponsers, I sent her a thank you note a while back.

[LittleLightShining]

I want to see more democrats :(


I was delighted to see my rep... Lynn Woolsey as one of the 18 Democratic co-sponsers, I sent her a thank you note a while back.I mentioned her yesterday in my conversation with Peter Welch's policy guy.

[blocks]

I mentioned her yesterday in my conversation with Peter Welch's policy guy.

Nice! Keep up the work! She was actually one of the first few Dems to co-sponsor, way back in early March IRCC. You might gain some ground with Welch considering he voted against the TARP, while Woolsey voted no the first time and yes after the pork was injected.

[Bern]

Excellent news. RPF/C4L grassroots are really having an impact.

[fr33domfightr]

Why do you suppose there isn't more Democrats supporting this?? What are they afraid of??


FF

[CUnknown]

I don't know what the Dems are scared of. Kucinich especially. With his "no more federal than federal express" rant, people know he's against the Fed. What has he got to lose? I am losing respect for him daily, with every co-sponsor who signs on ahead of him. A few months ago I would have sworn that he'd be one of the first to jump on.

[slacker921]

In a way, Kucinich not being onboard may be a good thing. The rank and file Democrats aren't particularly fond of him.

[JAHOGS]

Still nobody from Arkansas. I really need some help with these Dems here.

[fr33domfightr]

Still nobody from Arkansas. I really need some help with these Dems here.

Have you talked to your congressman? Did they give you an answer about why they won't co-sponsor?


FF

[eduardo89]

We need more dems! keep up the pressure, keep sending emails, faxes and calling. i sent a fax to each member of the financial services comittee that hasnt cosponsored and i'll be sending them a fax every day until they do!!!

I agree that its good Kucinich hasn't co-sponsored yet...he's quite a black sheep in the democratic party, i think we should forget him for now and then bomb him when it comes time for the vote, if we still need him


it'd be really good to do another fax/email/phone bomb to all the members of the comittee who havent cosponsored yet!

[ChaosControl]

Rep McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [WA-5] - 5/4/2009

Woo, finally. My rep does have a brain after all!

[JAHOGS]

Have you talked to your congressman? Did they give you an answer about why they won't co-sponsor?


FF

I have writing Congressman Mike Ross three times on this bill. I always get a response back from them on other issues, but for some reason not this one. maybe I can get some help from some of the people on here.

Sending another letter tomorrow.

[anaconda]

I want to see more democrats :(

Looks like the Dems are owned by the banks.

[HOLLYWOOD]

Wouldn't you think ALL these members would be on the Co-Sponsor list for H.R. 2017? Well, out 47 Democrats between the 2 financial committees, only 3 DEMS have Co-Sponsored

Financial Service Committee Members

Democratic Members
Chairman Barney Frank (http://www.house.gov/frank) represents Massachusetts' Fourth Congressional District. The other Democratic members of the Committee are:
Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski (http://www.house.gov/kanjorski), PA
Rep. Maxine Waters (http://www.house.gov/waters), CA
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (http://www.house.gov/maloney), NY
Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (http://www.house.gov/gutierrez), IL
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (http://www.house.gov/velazquez), NY
Rep. Melvin L. Watt (http://www.house.gov/watt), NC
Rep. Gary L. Ackerman (http://www.house.gov/ackerman), NY
Rep. Brad Sherman (http://www.house.gov/sherman), CA
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (http://www.house.gov/meeks), NY
Rep. Dennis Moore (http://moore.house.gov/), KS
Rep. Michael E. Capuano (http://www.house.gov/capuano), MA
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (http://www.house.gov/hinojosa), TX
Rep. William Lacy Clay (http://www.house.gov/clay), MO
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (http://www.house.gov/carolynmccarthy), NY
Rep. Joe Baca (http://www.house.gov/baca), CA
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (http://www.house.gov/lynch), MA
Rep. Brad Miller (http://www.house.gov/bradmiller), NC
Rep. David Scott (http://davidscott.house.gov/), GA
Rep. Al Green (http://www.house.gov/algreen), TX
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (http://www.house.gov/cleaver), MO
Rep. Melissa L. Bean (http://www.house.gov/bean), IL
Rep. Gwen Moore (http://www.house.gov/gwenmoore), WI
Rep. Paul W. Hodes (http://hodes.house.gov/), NH
Rep. Keith Ellison (http://ellison.house.gov/), MN <=== Co-Sponsor HR 1207
Rep. Ron Klein (http://klein.house.gov/), FL
Rep. Charles Wilson (http://charliewilson.house.gov/), OH <=== Co-Sponsor HR 1207
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (http://perlmutter.house.gov/), CO
Rep. Joe Donnelly (http://donnelly.house.gov/), IN
Rep. Bill Foster (http://foster.house.gov/), IL
Rep. Andre Carson (http://carson.house.gov/), IN
Rep. Jackie Speier (http://speier.house.gov/), CA
Rep. Travis Childers (http://childers.house.gov/), MS
Rep. Walt Minnick (http://minnick.house.gov/), ID
Rep. John Adler (http://adler.house.gov/), NJ
Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (http://kilroy.house.gov/), OH
Rep. Steve Driehaus (http://driehaus.house.gov/), OH
Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (http://kosmas.house.gov/), FL
Rep. Alan Grayson (http://grayson.house.gov/), FL <=== Co-Sponsor HR 1207
Rep. Jim Himes (http://himes.house.gov/), CT
Rep. Gary Peters (http://peters.house.gov/), MI
Rep. Dan Maffei (http://maffei.house.gov/), NY

Republican Members

Rep. Spencer Bachus (http://bachus.house.gov/), AL
Rep. Michael N. Castle (http://www.castle.house.gov/), DE
Rep. Peter King (http://peteking.house.gov/), NY
Rep. Edward R. Royce (http://www.royce.house.gov/), CA
Rep. Frank D. Lucas (http://www.house.gov/lucas/index.shtml), OK
Rep. Ron Paul (http://www.house.gov/paul), TX
Rep. Donald A. Manzullo (http://manzullo.house.gov/), IL
Rep. Walter B. Jones (http://jones.house.gov/), NC
Rep. Judy Biggert (http://judybiggert.house.gov/), IL
Rep. Gary G. Miller (http://www.house.gov/garymiller/), CA
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (http://capito.house.gov/), WV
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (http://www.house.gov/hensarling/), TX
Rep. Scott Garrett (http://garrett.house.gov/), NJ
Rep. J. Gresham Barrett (http://www.house.gov/barrett/), SC
Rep. Jim Gerlach (http://gerlach.house.gov/), PA
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (http://randy.house.gov/), TX
Rep. Tom Price (http://tom.house.gov/), GA
Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (http://mchenry.house.gov/), NC
Rep. John Campbell (http://campbell.house.gov/), CA
Rep. Adam Putnam (http://adamputnam.house.gov/), FL
Rep. Michele Bachmann (http://bachmann.house.gov/), MN
Rep. Kenny Marchant (http://www.marchant.house.gov/), TX
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (http://mccotter.house.gov/HoR/MI11/Home/), MI
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, CA (http://kevinmccarthy.house.gov/)
Rep. Bill Posey (http://posey.house.gov/), FL
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (http://lynnjenkins.house.gov/), KS
Rep. Christopher Lee (http://chrislee.house.gov/), NY
Rep. Erik Paulsen (http://paulsen.house.gov/), MN
Rep. Leonard Lance (http://lance.house.gov/), NJ

How about the Joint Economic Commitee (JEC)? ALL the Republican members of the JEC are on the Co-Sponsor list.

NONE of the JEC Democrats are co-sponsoring HR 1207... You figure the democratic members would co-sponsor, considering they're asking questions of Bernake today! Appears to be Political Window Dressing and they're OWNED by the BANKS/FINANCIALS.
http://www.jec.senate.gov/archive/images/maloney.jpgCongresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair (http://www.maloney.house.gov/)http://www.jec.senate.gov/archive/images/hinchey.jpg Congressman Maurice Hinchey (http://www.house.gov/hinchey) http://www.jec.senate.gov/archive/images/hill.jpgCongressman Baron Hill (http://baronhill.house.gov/)
http://www.jec.senate.gov/archive/images/sanchez.jpg Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (http://www.lorettasanchez.house.gov/) http://www.jec.senate.gov/archive/images/cummings.jpg Congressman Elijah Cummings (http://www.house.gov/cummings)
http://www.house.gov/snyder/images/official_photo_color02.jpg Congressman Vic Snyder (http://www.house.gov/snyder/)

[surf]

Woo, finally. My rep does have a brain after all!

Finally, a R from Washington. Now you just have to ask her to kick Dave Reichert's ass for me. he's received plenty of encouragement from folks in our district. and, given that he's squeaked out victories the last two election cycles, i'm about ready to start making promises to him about ensuring he doesn't get back there.

Sheriff Dave, who takes credit for solving the "Green River" murder cases but passes-the-buck on the WTO riots, said something to the effect of, "we don't know where the money went."

like everything else in our state, the Ds are winning this battle as well - 2-1 :mad:.

[bobbyw24]

He was an investment banker and voted for the Bailouts. I guess he got pressure from his peeps.

[Give me liberty]

can someone show which party lines do these guys come from?
Are they all D or R?

[malkusm]

can someone show which party lines do these guys come from?
Are they all D or R?

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=186525

Scroll to the bottom of the original post. Color coded! :D

Also about halfway down, I have the list of the Financial Services committee with an indicator for which have co-sponsored.

[hotbrownsauce]

Keep working on your Congressmen to cosponsor 1207 Also note that just because someone doesn't cosponsor the bill doesn't mean they wont vote for it.

Anyone who has already had their congressman cosponsor the bill needs to contact both of their senators to prime them up. I sent a letter to my Senators and basically named reasons they could agree and sympathize with me to support Federal Reserve transparency and asked them to introduce legislation or support similar legislation. Now when 1207 passes the House then I will send a letter to the senate reminding them of the last letter I sent and again encourage them to support 1207.

[Smoke the Liberty Tree]

I don't know what the Dems are scared of. Kucinich especially. With his "no more federal than federal express" rant, people know he's against the Fed. What has he got to lose? I am losing respect for him daily, with every co-sponsor who signs on ahead of him. A few months ago I would have sworn that he'd be one of the first to jump on.

maybe the aliens revisited and told him not to support HR 1207 ;) lol

[enjoiskaterguy]

I was delighted to see my rep... Lynn Woolsey as one of the 18 Democratic co-sponsers, I sent her a thank you note a while back.

Thats my rep too. I'm from Santa Rosa.

[Bern]

... I sent a letter to my Senators and basically named reasons they could agree and sympathize with me to support Federal Reserve transparency and asked them to introduce legislation or support similar legislation. ...

Senate version of HR 1207 has already been introduced: S. 604 (http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=14040)