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Lawmakers Who Signed RIF's FY09 Dear Colleague Letters

Below is a list of all of the U.S. Senators by state who signed the letter to appropriators on behalf of RIF or read the actual Senate letter with signatures and addendum:

  • Murkowski, Lisa AK
  • Sessions Jeff AL
  • Lincoln, Blanche AR
  • Pryor, Mark AR
  • Boxer, Barbara CA
  • Salazar, Ken CO
  • Dodd, Christopher CT
  • Lieberman, Joseph CT
  • Martinez, Mel FL
  • Nelson, Bill FL
  • Akaka, Daniel HI
  • Durbin, Richard IL
  • Lugar, Richard IN
  • Roberts, Pat KS
  • Bunning, Jim KY
  • Kennedy, Edward MA
  • Kerry, John MA
  • Cardin, Ben MD 
  • Collins, Susan ME
  • Snowe, Olympia ME
  • Levin, Carl MI
  • Stabenow, Debbie MI
  • Coleman, Norm MN
  • Klobuchar, Amy MN
  • Wicker, Roger MS
  • Baucus, Max MT
  • Tester, Jon MT
  • Dole, Elizabeth NC 
  • Gregg, Judd NH
  • Lautenberg, Frank  NJ
  • Menendez, Robert NJ  
  • Bingaman, Jeff NM
  • Ensign, John NV
  • Clinton, Hillary NY
  • Schumer, Charles NY
  • Brown, Sherrod OH
  • Voinovich, George OH
  • Smith, Gordon OR
  • Wyden, Ron OR
  • Casey, Bob, Jr. PA
  • Whitehouse, Sheldon RI
  • Johnson, Tim SD
  • Warner, John VA
  • Webb, Jim VA
  • Leahy, Patrick VT
  • Sanders, Bernard VT
  • Cantwell, Maria WA
  • Rockefeller, Jay WV

Below is a list of all of the Representatives by state and district who signed the letter to appropriators on behalf of RIF or read the actual House letter with signatures:

  • Young, Don AK - At large
  • Rogers, Mike AL-3
  • Davis, Artur AL-7 
  • Snyder, Vic AR-2
  • Ross, Mike AR-4
  • Faleomavaega, Eni AS - Delegate
  • Grijalva, Raul AZ-7
  • Thompson, Mike CA-1
  • Tauscher, Ellen CA-10
  • McNerny, Jerry CA 11
  • Stark, Pete CA-13
  • Eshoo, Anna CA-14
  • Lofgren, Zoe CA-16
  • Costa, Jim CA-20
  • Capps, Lois CA-23
  • Berman, Howard CA-28
  • Waxman, Henry CA-30
  • Solis, Hilda CA-32
  • Waters. Maxine CA-35
  • Napolitano, Grace CA-38
  • Baca, Joe CA-43
  • Mack, Mary Bono CA-45
  • Sanchez, Loretta CA-47
  • Filner, Bob CA-51
  • Davis, Susan CO -53 
  • DeGette, Diana CO-1
  • Larson, John CT-1
  • Courtney, Joe  CT-2 
  • Shays, Christopher CT-4
  • Murphy, Chris CT-5
  • Holmes Norton, Eleanor DC
  • Brown, Corrine FL-3
  • Bilirakis, Gus FL-9
  • Castor, Kathy FL-11
  • Wexler, Robert FL-19
  • Hastings, Alcee FL-23
  • Johnson, Hank GA-4
  • Marshall, Jim GA-8
  • Barrow, John GA 12
  • Scott, David GA-13
  • Abercrombie, Neil HI-1
  • Hirono, Mazie HI-2
  • Braley, Bruce IA-1
  • Boswell, Leonard IA-3
  • Rush, Bobby IL-1
  • Gutierrez, Luis IL-4
  • Roskam, Peter IL-6
  • Davis, Danny IL-7
  • Schakowsky, Janice IL-9
  • Weller, Jerry IL-11
  • Johnson, Timothy IL-15
  • Hare, Philip IL-17
  • Ellsworth, Brad IN-8
  • Hill, Baron IN 9
  • Moran, Jerry KS-1
  • Boyda, Nancy KS-2
  • Moore, Dennis KS-3
  • Yarmuth, John KY-3
  • Jefferson, William LA-2
  • Neal, Richard MA-2
  • McGovern, James MA-3
  • Frank, Barney MA-4
  • Tsongas, Niki MA-5
  • Tierney, John MA-6
  • Markey, Ed MA-7
  • Capuano, Mike MA-8
  • Lynch, Stephen MA-9
  • Delahunt, Bill MA-10
  • Sarbanes, John MD-3
  • Wynn, Albert MD-4
  • Cummings, Elijah MD-7
  • Van Hollen, Chris MD-8
  • Allen, Tom ME-1
  • Michaud, Mike ME-2
  • Ehlers, Vern MI-3
  • Walberg, Tim MI 7
  • Levin, Sandy MI-12
  • Conyers, John MI-14
  • Dingell, John MI 15
  • Walz, Tim MN-1 
  • Ramstad, Jim MN-3
  • Ellison, Keith MN-5
  • Peterson, Collin  MN-7 
  • Oberstar, James MN-8
  • Clay Jr., William Lacy MO-1
  • Carnahan, Russ MO-3 
  • Cleaver, Emanuel MO-5
  • Etheridge, Bob NC-2
  • Price, David NC-4
  • Shuler, Heath NC 11
  • Watt, Mel NC-12
  • Miller, Brad NC-13
  • Pomery, Earl ND-At Large
  • Andrews, Rob NJ-1
  • Smith, Chris NJ-4
  • Pallone, Frank NJ-6
  • Pascrell, Bill Jr. NJ-8
  • Payne, Donald NJ-10
  • Holt, Rush Jr. NJ-12
  • Berkeley, Shelley NV-1
  • Porter, Jon NV-3
  • Meeks, Gregory NY-6
  • Crowley, Joseph NY-7
  • Nadler, Jerrold NY-8
  • Clarke, Yvette NY-11
  • Velazquez, Nydia NY-12
  • Maloney, Carolyn Cheeks NY-14
  • Arcuri, Michael NY-24
  • Kuhl, Randy NY-29
  • Wilson, Charlie OH-6
  • Kucinich, Dennis OH-10
  • Jones, Stephanie Tubbs OH-11
  • Sutton, Betty OH-13
  • Blumenauer, Earl OR-3
  • DeFazio, Peter OR-4
  • Hooley, Darlene OR-5
  • Brady, Bob PA-1
  • English, Philip PA-3
  • Gerlach, Jim PA-6
  • Carney, Chris PA-10
  • Doyle, Mike PA-14
  • Dent, Charles PA-15
  • Murphy, Tim PA-18
  • Fortuno, Luis, PR-Resident Commissioner
  • Langevin, James RI-2
  • Brown, Henry Jr. SC-1
  • Spratt, John SC-5
  • Sandlin, Stephanie Herseth SD-1
  • Gordon, Bart TN-6
  • Cohen, Steve TN-9
  • Green, Al TX-9
  • Paul, Ron TX-14
  • Hinojosa, Ruben TX-15
  • Jackson Lee, Sheila TX-18
  • Gonzalez, Charlie TX-20
  • Doggett, Lloyd TX-25 
  • Ortiz, Solomon TX-27
  • Cuellar, Henry TX-28
  • Green, Gene TX-29
  • Johnson, Eddie Bernice TX- 30
  • Matheson, Jim UT-2
  • Wittman, Rob VA-1
  • Moran, Jim VA-8
  • Christensen, Donna VI-Delegate
  • Larsen, Rick WA-2
  • McDermott, Jim WA-7
  • Moore, Gwen WI-4
  • Kagen, Steve WI-8
  • Rahall, Nick WV-3
  • Cubin, Barbara WY-At Large

 

  

 

  

 

            

      

     

     

     

     

     

     

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