[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4992-4993]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 22

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Lieberman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 22, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of educational 
assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in the Armed 
Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 45

  At the request of Mr. Ensign, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 45, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to make a technical correction in the 
definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services.


                                 S. 206

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 206, a bill to 
amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government 
pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.


                                 S. 329

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Lugar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 329, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for cardiac 
rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services.


                                 S. 406

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 406, a bill to 
ensure local governments have the flexibility needed to enhance 
decision-making regarding certain mass transit projects.


                                 S. 439

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 439, a bill to amend title 10, 
United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed 
services who have a service-connected disability to receive both 
disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of 
military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation.


                                 S. 459

  At the request of Ms. Snowe, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Obama) was added as a cosponsor of S. 459, a bill to require that 
health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for 
mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment 
of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.


                                 S. 582

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
582, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify 
automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of 
depreciation.


                                 S. 773

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 773, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military 
retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to 
allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums.


                                S. 1223

  At the request of Ms. Landrieu, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1223, a bill to 
amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to support efforts by local or regional television or radio 
broadcasters to provide essential public information programming in the 
event of a major disaster, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1243

  At the request of Mr. Kerry, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1243, a bill to amend title 10, 
United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired 
pay for nonregular service from 60 years of age to 55 years of age.


                                S. 1954

  At the request of Mr. Baucus, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1954, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to pharmacies 
under part D.


                                S. 1995

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1995, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax on beer to its pre-1991 
level.


                                S. 2029

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from New York

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(Mrs. Clinton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2029, a bill to amend 
title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the 
relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or 
medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or 
SCHIP.


                                S. 2042

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2042, a bill 
to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct 
activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, 
neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2240

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2240, a bill to prohibit termination of employment of volunteer 
firefighters and emergency medical personnel responding to emergencies, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2384

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2384, a bill to authorize 
the Chief of Engineers to conduct a feasibility study relating to the 
construction of a multipurpose project in the Fountain Creek watershed 
located in the State of Colorado.


                                S. 2386

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2386, a bill to amend 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, to 
authorize temporary mortgage and rental payments.


                                S. 2388

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2388, a bill to amend 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, to 
increase the maximum amount of assistance to individuals and 
households.


                                S. 2485

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2485, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical 
therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2521

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2521, a bill to provide 
benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.


                                S. 2602

  At the request of Mr. Salazar, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Allard) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2602, a bill to amend the 
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2008, to terminate the authority of the Secretary 
of the Treasury to deduct amounts from certain States.


                                S. 2674

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2674, a bill to amend titles 10 
and 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance procedures for the 
retirement of members of the Armed Forces for disability and to improve 
and enhance authorities for the rating and compensation of service-
connected disabilities in veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2715

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Bunning) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Dole) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2715, a bill to amend title 4, United States 
Code, to declare English as the national language of the Government of 
the United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2719

  At the request of Mrs. Dole, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2719, a bill to provide 
that Executive Order 13166 shall have no force or effect, and to 
prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.


                                S. 2722

  At the request of Mrs. Dole, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2722, a bill to prohibit 
aliens who are repeat drunk drivers from obtaining legal status or 
immigration benefits.


                                S. 2729

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2729, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify Medicare physician 
reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2731

  At the request of Mr. Biden, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 2736

  At the request of Mr. Kohl, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2736, a bill to amend 
section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under 
such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2743

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2743, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of 
financial security accounts for the care of family members with 
disabilities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2766

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the names of the Senator 
from Georgia (Mr. Chambliss) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. 
Cochran) were added as cosponsors of S. 2766, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to address certain discharges 
incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel.


                              S.J. RES. 29

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 29, a joint resolution 
expressing Congressional support for the goals and ideals of National 
Health Care Decisions Day.


                              S. RES. 470

  At the request of Mr. Feingold, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Voinovich), the 
Senator from Delaware (Mr. Biden), the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Clinton), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the 
Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. 
Landrieu) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 470, a resolution calling on the relevant 
governments, multilateral bodies, and non-state actors in Chad, the 
Central African Republic, and Sudan to devote ample political 
commitment and material resources towards the achievement and 
implementation of a negotiated resolution to the national and regional 
conflicts in Chad, the Central African Republic, and Darfur, Sudan.


                              S. RES. 498

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 498, a resolution designating April 8, 2008, as ``National 
Cushing's Syndrome Awareness Day''.

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