Here are two sign-on letters. If you support the proposed legislation, please sign on...


Sara Ribakove
Nutrition Policy Assistant
Center for Science in the Public Interest
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Congresswoman DeLauro and Congresswoman Sánchez introduced the Wise Investment in our Children (WIC) Act to extend WIC benefits to children up to their 6th birthdays.

National WIC Association is circulating an organizational sign-on letter in support of this legislation.   The letter and the legislation are attached and you can read NWA's blog post here<https://www.nwica.org/blog/congresswomen-rosa-delauro-and-linda-sanchez-introduce-wise-investment-in-our-children-act-to-extend-wic-to-age-six#.VXGxgM9Viko>.  Please let Elisabet Eppes [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> know if your organization would like to sign on in support of the legislation by COB Friday, June 19th.

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The United States Breastfeeding Committee invites and encourages your organization to sign on to the attached coalition letter in support of the Friendly Airports for Mothers (FAM) Act<https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr2530>, recently introduced in the House by Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth.

The FAM Act would require all large and medium hub airports to provide a private, non-bathroom space in each terminal for mothers to express breast milk. The space must be accessible to persons with disabilities, available in each terminal building after the security checkpoint, and include a place to sit, a table or other flat surface, and an electrical outlet. Airports would have two years to comply and would be able to use Airport Improvement Program funds for the purpose of complying with the new requirement.

The bill already has received bipartisan support, including several key committee members, and this year represents a unique opportunity with the pending reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration.

To sign your organization on to the attached letter, please visit this link by Monday, June 22, 2015:
http://gme.groupmindexpress.com/usbc/?da=ac7d

Please consider also sharing these action opportunities with your individual members or supporters:

·         Individual Action Alert: www.usbreastfeeding.org/fam-act-action<http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/fam-act-action>

·         Airport Story Collection Tool: www.usbreastfeeding.org/airport-stories<http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/airport-stories>

Thank you in advance for your continued support for breastfeeding families.

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