[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 12, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1999-S2000]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 211

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 211, a bill to facilitate nationwide availability of 2-1-1 telephone 
service for information and referral on human services. volunteer 
services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 356

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 356, a bill to 
ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the 
pain experienced by their unborn child.


                                 S. 367

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 367, a bill to 
amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to prohibit the import, export, and sale 
of goods made with sweatshop labor, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 772

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mrs. Lincoln) was added as a cosponsor of S. 772, a bill to amend the 
Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to eliminate 
exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public interest with 
respect to railroads.


                                 S. 881

  At the request of Mrs. Lincoln, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 881, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track 
maintenance credit.


                                 S. 988

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 988, a bill to 
extend the termination date for the exemption of returning workers from 
the numerical limitations for temporary workers.


                                S. 1042

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1042, a bill to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to make the provision of technical services for 
medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, 
more accurate, and less costly.


                                S. 1166

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1166, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
certain zone compensation of civilian employees of the United States.


                                S. 1924

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1924, a bill 
to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a 
presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire 
protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result 
of the performance of such employee's duty.


                                S. 1951

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1951, a bill 
to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure that 
individuals eligible for medical assistance under the Medicaid program 
continue to have access to prescription drugs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2002

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2002, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify certain 
provisions applicable to real estate investment trusts, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2075

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Ensign) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2075, a bill to ensure that 
women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to 
review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an 
abortion.


                                S. 2119

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Martinez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2119, a bill to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of 
veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces 
of the United States.


                                S. 2166

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Hagel) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2166, a bill to provide for 
greater responsibility in lending and expanded cancellation of debts 
owed to the United States and the international financial institutions 
by low-income countries, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2505

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2505, a bill to 
allow employees of a commercial passenger airline carrier who receive 
payments in a bankruptcy proceeding to roll over such payments into an 
individual retirement plan, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2575

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr.

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Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2575, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to remove certain limitations on the transfer of 
entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2577

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2577, a bill to 
establish background check procedures for gun shows.


                                S. 2586

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2586, a bill to 
provide States with fiscal relief through a temporary increase in the 
Federal medical assistance percentage and direct payments to States.


                                S. 2598

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) and the 
Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2598, a bill to increase the supply and lower the cost of petroleum by 
temporarily suspending the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve.


                                S. 2606

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mrs. McCaskill) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2606, a bill to 
reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2687

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2687, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance beneficiary 
protections under parts C and D of the Medicare program.


                                S. 2717

  At the request of Mr. Chambliss, the names of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator 
from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. 
Domenici), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole), the Senator 
from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and 
the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2717, a bill to provide for enhanced Federal enforcement of, and State 
and local assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the 
United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2718

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2718, a bill to withhold 
10 percent of the Federal funding apportioned for highway construction 
and maintenance from States that issue driver's licenses to individuals 
without verifying the legal status of such individuals.


                                S. 2731

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2731, a bill 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to 
provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, 
tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 60

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 
60, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress relating 
to negotiating a free trade agreement between the United States and 
Taiwan.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4148

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 4148 intended to be proposed to S. Con. 
Res. 70, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2008 and 2010 through 2013.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4153

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) 
and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 4153 intended to be proposed to S. Con. 
Res. 70, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2008 and 2010 through 2013.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4154

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Coleman), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl), the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the 
Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. Lincoln) and the Senator from New York (Mr. 
Schumer) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4154 intended to be 
proposed to S. Con. Res. 70, an original concurrent resolution setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4160

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper), the Senator 
from New York (Mrs. Clinton) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4160 proposed to S. Con. Res. 
70, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and 
including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 
2010 through 2013.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4171

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4171 intended to be proposed to S. 
Con. Res. 70, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2008 and 2010 through 2013.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4173

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Biden), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Obama), the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Martinez), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye) and the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Warner) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4173 
proposed to S. Con. Res. 70, an original concurrent resolution setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4182

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4182 
intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 70, an original concurrent 
resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4183

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4183 
intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 70, an original concurrent 
resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4185

  At the request of Mr. Pryor, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Feingold) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4185 intended 
to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 70, an original concurrent resolution 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.

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