Cosponsor #26 for HR 3101!

Today we learned that Representative Bob Filner (D-CA) has signed on to HR 3101! Now we have 26 cosponsors for HR 3101, all Democratic though. We STILL need a Republican.

How did Bob Filner come to sign on to HR 3101? Caption Action 2 tracks cosponsors for two other bills in Congress that also benefit deaf and hard of hearing people: the Hearing Aid Tax Credit (HR 1646) and the Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act (HR 3024). Filner recently signed on to HR 3024, so Jamie called Filner's office to speak to his legislative director about HR 3101. That call was yesterday. Today, Jamie got an email from Filner's office informing her he would be cosponsoring HR 3101 too.

If Jamie can do it, so can you. So let's hit the phones and make those calls! Send those emails as well.

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California Deaf: You Have the Power!

California deaf and hard of hearing people and their family and friends could hold the key to the success or failure of HR 3101. California has the most Representatives (53) in Congress. If you live in California, check the table below for the name of your Representative and a direct email contact for your Representative's office. Send them an email telling them you want them to support HR 3101 and why. Not sure what to say? Check the Letters tag in the tag list and see some example letters.

• Baca, Joe (Brenda Villaneueva - brenda.villanueva@mail.house.gov)
• Becerra, Xavier (Lia Parada - lia.parada@mail.house.gov)
• Berman, Howard (Julia Massimino - julia.massimino@mail.house.gov)
• Bilbray, Brian (Lorissa Bounds - lorissa.bounds@mail.house.gov)
• Calvert, Ken (Christopher Marklund - chris.marklund@mail.house.gov)
• Campbell, John (David Malech - david.malech@mail.house.gov)
• Capps, Lois (Danielle Letendre - danielle.letendre@mail.house.gov)
• Cardoza, Dennis (Marilyn Shapley - marilyn.shapley@mail.house.gov)
• Chu, Judy (Allison Rose - allison.rose@mail.house.gov)
• Costa, Jim (Monica Carmean - monica.carmean@mail.house.gov)
• Davis, Susan (Spencer Young - spencer.young@mail.house.gov)
• Dreier, David (Alisa Do - alisa.do@mail.house.gov)
• Eshoo, Anna (Jill Pender - jill.pender@mail.house.gov)
• Farr, Sam (India McKinney - india.mckinney@mail.house.gov)
• Filner, Bob (Sharon Wagenervsharon.wagener@mail.house.gov)
• Gallegly, Elton (Richard Mereu - richard.mereu@mail.house.gov)
• Harman, Jane (Laurie Saroff - laurie.saroff@mail.house.gov)
• Herger, Wally (Darin Thacker - darin.thacker@mail.house.gov)
• Hunter, Duncan (Joe Kasper - joe.kasper@mail.house.gov)
• Issa, Darrell (Jason Scism - jason.scism@mail.house.gov)
• Lewis, Jerry (Jim Specht - jim.specht@mail.house.gov)
• Lofgren, Zoe (Ryan Clough - ryan.clough@mail.house.gov)
• Lungren, Dan (Kevin Holsclaw - kevin.holsclaw@mail.house.gov)
• Mack, Mary Bono (Christopher Foster - chris.foster@mail.house.gov)
• Mack, Mary Bono (Paul Cancienne - paul.cancienne@mail.house.gov)
• Matsui, Doris (Kyle Victor - kyle.victor@mail.house.gov)
• McCarthy, Kevin (Rob McCarthy - rob.mccarthy@mail.house.gov)
• McClintock, Tom (Kristen Glenn - kristen.glenn@mail.house.gov)
• McKeon, Buck (Chris Perry - chris.perry@mail.house.gov)
• McNerney, Jerry (Shilpa Rajan - shilpa.rajan@mail.house.gov)
• Miller, Gary (Jessica Baker - jessica.l.baker@mail.house.gov)
• Miller, George (Ben Miller - ben.miller@mail.house.gov)
• Nunes, Devin (Damon Nelson - damon.nelson@mail.house.gov)
• Pelosi, Nancy (John Lawrence - john.lawrence@mail.house.gov)
• Radanovich, George (Chris Herndon - chris.herndon@mail.house.gov)
• Richardson, Laura (Jeremy Marcus - jeremy.marcus@mail.house.gov)
• Rohrabacher, Dana (James Schmidt - james.schmidt@mail.house.gov)
• Roybal-Allard, Lucille (Victor Castillo - victor.castillo@mail.house.gov)
• Royce, Edward (Darrin Schrader - darrin.schrader@mail.house.gov)
• Sanchez, Loretta (Ajay Abraham - ajay.abraham@mail.house.gov)
• Schiff, Adam (Phil Tahtakran - phil.tahtakran@mail.house.gov)
• Sherman, Brad (Jessica Jensen - jessica.jensen@mail.house.gov)
• Speier, Jackie (Josh Connolly - josh.connolly@mail.house.gov)
• Thompson, Mike (Jonathan Birdsong - jonathan.birdsong@mail.house.gov)
• Waters, Maxine (Andrea Martin - andrea.martin@mail.house.gov)
• Watson, Diane (Abdul Henderson - abdul.henderson@mail.house.gov)
• Waxman, Henry (Patricia Delgado - patricia.delgado@mail.house.gov)
• Woolsey, Lynn (Katie Rodriguez - katie.rodriguez@mail.house.gov)

If your representative is not listed, that is because he or she already supports HR 3101. Caption Action 2 will remove representatives from this list when they sign up as cosponsors for HR 3101.