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News / Brèves / Productive Credit / Crédit productif Full List of Co-Sponsors for Glass-Steagall 12 August 2011 **New: On August 10 the National AFLCIO endorsed a return to Glass Steagall with H.R.1489. The AFLCIO represents well over 11 million workers, and their endorsement is part of the rising cry among our population for the emergency measures that are the only chance to save the nation. The following is a growing list of both congressional support behind bills for Glass Steagall in the House of Representatives and organizations and municipalities which have passed resolutions in support of HR 1489. Current List of Congressional Co-Sponsors to Marcy Kaptur’s HR1489. •Bob Filner (D-CA) •Tammy Baldwin(D-WI) •Donna Christensen (D-VI) •Al Green (D-TX) •John F. Tierney (D-MA) •Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) •Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), the Co-Chair of the Progressive Caucus •Rodney Alexander (R-LA) •Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), former Chairman of the United States House Committee on Ways and Means •John Garamendi (D-CA) •Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D-NY), ranking member House Committee on Rules •Edolphus Towns (D-NY), former Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee •Jim McDermott (D-WASH) •Lynn Woolsey (D-CALIF), former Co-Chair Progressive Caucus •James Moran (D-VA) •John Conyers (D-MICH), former Chair, current ranking member House Judiciary Committee, dean of Black Caucus •Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-ILL) •Walter Jones (R-NC) •(init.) Marcy Kaptur (D - Ohio) •Maxine Waters (D-CA), former Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus •Marcia Fudge (D-OH) •Kurt Schrader (D-OR) •Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) •Danny Davis (D-IL) •Peter Visclosky (D-IN) •Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) •Jan Shakowsky (D-IL) •Barbara Lee (D-Ca), former Chair Congressional Black Caucus, former Co-Chair of the Progressive Caucus •Mike Coffman (R-CO) •George Miller (D-CA), former Chair, current ranking member Education and the Workforce Committee •Hansen Clarke (D-MI) •Fortney Pete Stark (D-Ca) •Michael Capuano (D-MA), ranking member U.S. House financial services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Current List of Congressional Co-Sponsors Rep. Maurice Hinchey’s H.R. 2451 •(init.) Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) •John Conyers (D-MI) •Michael Capuano (D-MA) •Peter DeFazio (D-OR) •Jay Inslee (D-WA) •Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) Institutional Support: •January 2011 —The Louisiana State Board of the National Association of Realtors passed a resolution calling for the reinstatement of Glass-Steagall, and demanded that the National Association of Realtors do the same. •March 2011 — The National Farmers Union, at its March 13-15 National Convention in San Antonio, reaffirmed its spring 2010 call for the immediate reinstatement of Glass-Steagall. •May 2011 — The International Association of Machinists, one of the largest unions in America, put the reinstatement of Glass-Steagall, specifically H.R. 1489, as a priority for their legislative agenda. •May 9, 2011 — The Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council unanimously endorsed LPAC’s resolution for Glass-Steagall. •May 11, 2011 — The Northwest Oregon Labor Council unanimously endorsed LPAC’s resolution for Glass-Steagall. •May 12, 2011 — The Democratic Party of Multnomah County, Oregon—the country in which the state’s largest city, Portland, is located—passed a resolution calling for the immediate reinstatement of Glass-Steagall. •June 14, 2011: The New Jersey state AFL-CIO has endorsed. It passed a unanimous voice vote before the state AFL-CIO convention. The resolution states that the national AFL-CIO supports this legislation. •June 16, 2011: TheGreater Louisville, KY, Building And Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, passed a resolution of support for H.R. 1489. •June 16, 2011: The Kentucky State I.B.E.W. Conference passed a resolution supporting the enactment of H.R. 1489 and calling on their Congressional delegations to cosponsor and vote for this bill. •June 22, 2011: The Rochester & Genesee Valley Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, endorsed the resolution in support of H.R. 1489 . •June 24, 2011: The Pennsylvania State Council of Machinists, endorsed the AFL-CIO resolution in support of H.R. 1489 •June 24, 2011: The IBEW Local 575 of Portsmouth, Ohio endorsed the AFL-CIO resolution in support of H.R. 1489 •June 28, 2011: Fox Valley Area Labor Council AFL-CIO, out of Wisconsin, endorses H.R.1489. •June 29, 2011: Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans, an AFL-CIO affiliated organization endorses H.R. 1489 •June 30, 2011: King County Democratic Party Central Committee (Seattle, WA), endorses, along with H.R. 1489 •June 30, 2011:Shawnee District AFL-CIO Council, Portsmouth, OH, endorses H.R. 1489 with a resolution. •July 7, 2011: The Executive Board of IBEW Local Union 715, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pass a resolution for H.R. 1489. •July 7, 2011: The Washington State 30th Legislative District Democrat Committee passed a Glass Steagall resolution. •July 12, 2011: The Executive Board of the Wisconsin State Council of Machinists, an organization representing 70,000 members in Wisconsin, passed a resolution calling for enactment of H.R. 1489. •July 12, 2011: The Washington State 32nd Legislative District Democratic Committee passed a resolution for the reinstatement of Glass-Steagall. •July 13, 2011: Kentucky state AFL-CIO passed a resolution for H.R. 1489, becoming the second state AFL-CIO after New Jersey to do so. •July 18, 2011: The 33rd Legislative District of Washington State Democratic Committee passed a Glass-Steagall resolution for the H.R. 1489. •July 20, 2011: The 11th Legislative District of Washington State Democratic Committee passed a Glass Steagall resolution for H.R.1489. •July 20, 2011: The Northwest Washington Central Labor Council (AFL-CIO) passed a resolution endorsing the Glass-Steagall legislation in Congress. •July 20, 2011: The Washington State 5th Legislative District Democratic Committee passed a resolution for the reinstatement of Glass-Steagall. •July 21, 2011: The California Federation of Labor passed a resolution for the reinstatement of Glass Steagall. •July 28, 2011: The Washington State 31st Legislative District Democrats endorsed the Glass-Steagall legislation, passing the King County resolution. •July 28, 2011: The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Executive Committee passed a resolution for Glass-Steagall. •August 2, 2011: The Washington State 2nd Legislative District Democrats endorsed the Glass-Steagall legislation. •August 3, 2011: IBEW Local 317, Huntington, West Virginia, passed an endorsement of HR 1489 to reinstate Glass Steagall. •August 4, 2011: The Grays Harbor Democratic Party passed a resolution in support of Glass-Steagall. •August 8, 2011: Iowa AFL-CIO’s Hawkeye Labor Council passed a resolution in support of H.R. 1489 to reinstate Glass Steagall. •August 8, 2011: Minnestoa AFL-CIO passes resolution in support of Glass-Steagall •August 10, 2011: The National AFL-CIO Endorses H.R.1489 for the Immediate Renewal of Glass-Steagall. Legislative Support: •June 2010: The Borough Council of Lansford, Pa. and the Council of Morgan Township both passed resolutions demanding their Congressmen re-enact Glass-Steagall. •September 2010: The Port Jervis, New York City Council passed LPAC’s resolution for Glass-Steagall. •Fall 2010: Mansfield Township, New Jersey passed LPAC’s resolution for Glass-Steagall. •May 24, 2011: The city council of Irvington, NJ passed a Glass-Steagall resolution. •June 13, 2011: The city council of Newton, NJ passed a Glass-Steagall resolution. •June 14, 2011: The city council of Elizabeth, NJ passed a Glass-Steagall resolution. •June 20, 2011: The City Council of the Boro of Ridgway, PA passed a resolution calling on Congress to pass H.R. 1489. •July 11, 2011: The Council of the Home Rule Borough of Edinboro, Pennsylvania passed a resolution in support of H.R. 1489. •July 12, 2011: The City Council of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania passed a resolution calling for Glass Steagall by a unanimous vote of 7 to 0. •July 14, 2011: The City Council of Conroe, Texas passed a resolution supporting Glass-Steagall. •July 18, 2011: TheBorough of Berwick, PA, a town of 10,000, passed the Glass-Steagall resolution. •July 19, 2011: The Boro of Ambler, Pennsylvania passed the Glass-Steagall resolution. •August 8, 2011: Portsmouth, Ohio City Council passes Glass-Steagall resolution. •August 10, 2011: The National AFLCIO Endorses H.R.1489. Resolutions Introduced: •February 11, 2011 — Kentucky State Senator Perry Clark (D) introduced a resolution calling on Congress to immediate reinstate Glass-Steagall. •March 17, 2011 — Missouri State Rep. Bert Atkins (D-St. Louis County) introduced HCR 49, a concurrent resolution calling for Congress to reinstate Glass-Steagall. •March 24, 2011 — Alabama Rep. Tom Jackson (D) introduced H.R. 190, a resolution urging Congress to reinstate Glass-Steagall. Editorial Support: •The Fairbanks, Alaska Daily News Miner, in June 2010. •The Bangor, Maine Bangor Daily News in June 2010. •The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the flagship paper of Richard Mellon-Scaife, on November 22, 2010. •The Mitchell Daily Republic, in South Dakota, published an op-ed by Ron Wieczorek calling for Glass-Steagall, on July 2, 2011. Special Letters of Endorsement: •July 17, 2011—Former U.S. Representative Merrill Cook, Republican of Utah, issued an open letter, supporting H.R. 1489. •July 25, 2011—Mayor Kevin Poole of Lewiston, Idaho has also issued an official proclamation endorsing HR 1489 and calling for the U.S. Senate to introduce and pass identically worded legislation. •August 2, 2011— The presidents of the California Farmers Union and the California Dairy Campaign issued a letter Aug. 2 endorsing H.R. 1489. •August 8, 2011 — Kentucky State Sen. Perry Clark issues open letter calling for resignation of Obama and for Congress to pass Glass-Steagall. •August 10, 2011 — AFL-CIO Director of Government Affairs William Samuel issues legislative alert addressed to Rep. Marcy Kaptur expressing support for HR 1489 from the national AFL-CIO organization.