The House cosponsor number has grown from 36 during the week of the AGC convention to 116 this week. The most recent additions to the House cosponsor list are the following members:
Rep Stutzman, Marlin A. [IN-3] - 5/10/2011
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] - 5/10/2011
Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [GA-3] - 5/10/2011
Rep Bishop, Rob [UT-1] - 5/10/2011
Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] - 5/10/2011
Rep Johnson, Bill [OH-6] - 5/12/2011
Rep Walsh, Joe [IL-8] - 5/12/2011
Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9] - 5/12/2011
Rep Bachus, Spencer [AL-6] - 5/12/2011
Rep Gibson, Christopher P. [NY-20] - 5/12/2011
Rep Gardner, Cory [CO-4] - 5/12/2011
Rep Gosar, Paul A. [AZ-1] - 5/12/2011
Rep Cravaack, Chip [MN-8] - 5/12/2011
Rep Rigell, E. Scott [VA-2] - 5/12/2011
The most recent Senate cosponsors are:
Sen Chambliss, Saxby [GA] - 5/10/2011
Sen Blunt, Roy [MO] - 5/10/2011
Sen Wicker, Roger F. [MS] - 5/11/2011
Sen Rubio, Marco [FL] - 5/11/2011
Sen Hoeven, John [ND] - 5/16/2011
Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [TX] - 5/18/2011
If you know these members of the House and/or Senate, please send them a thank you for cosponsoring.
Next week, Mike Murphy of Turner Murphy Construction in Rock Hill, S.C., will testify in favor of repealing the 3 percent withholding before the House Small Business Committee. Also, AGC members attending the Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In will be lobbying for repeal of the 3 percent withholding while also working to pass a multiyear transportation bill.
To send a letter to your member of Congress and Senators, click here.
For more information, contact Jeff Shoaf at shoafj@agc.org.