Mayors Urge U.S. Senate to Act on Jobs Bill
71 Mayors from 30 States and District of Columbia Call for Action on Jobs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement was released by U.S. Conference of Mayors President, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa:
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"Mayors across the nation urge the Senate to pass the American Jobs Act and put people ahead of politics.
"The plan includes common-sense ideas which have historically been supported by both parties. It would invest in infrastructure jobs, keep teachers in the classroom, and help businesses hire more workers.
"Americans deserve these jobs. It's time for the Senate to act."
The USCM Jobs Pledge and list of supporting mayors is found below (As of Oct. 11):
"I PLEDGE to do one activity each week to help push Congress to pass comprehensive legislation to help put people back to work."
Mayor Name | City, State | |
DON PLUSQUELLIC | Akron, OH | |
WILLIAM EUILLE | Alexandria, VA | |
ED PAWLOWSKI | Allentown, PA | |
KASIM REED | Atlanta, GA | |
DENNY DOYLE | Beaverton, OR | |
JOHN CALLAHAN | Bethlehem, PA | |
TOM MENINO | Boston, MA | |
BILL FINCH | Bridgeport, CT | |
JIM BRAINARD | Carmel, IN | |
MARK KLEINSCHMIDT | Chapel Hill, NC | |
MICHAEL BISSONNETTE | Chicopee, MA | |
FRED ARMSTRONG | Columbus, IN | |
MICHAEL COLEMAN | Columbus, OH | |
MICHAEL RAWLINGS | Dallas, TX | |
ROY BUOL | Dubuque, IA | |
KITTY PIERCY | Eugene, OR | |
MICHAEL TETREAU | Fairfield, CT | |
GEORGE HEARTWELL | Grand Rapids, MI | |
PEDRO SEGARRA | Hartford, CT | |
PETER CARLISLE | Honolulu, HI | |
SHAWN HOGAN | Hornell, NY | |
ANNISE PARKER | Houston, TX | |
HARVEY JOHNSON, JR. | Jackson, MS | |
SYLVESTER "SLY" JAMES | Kansas City, MO | |
LUCY JOHNSON | Kyle, TX | |
RAUL SALINAS | Laredo, TX | |
BERNARD CARVALHO | Lihue, HI | |
DAVID BERGER | Lima, OH | |
MARK STODOLA | Little Rock, AR | |
BOB FOSTER | Long Beach, CA | |
ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA | Los Angeles, CA | |
GREG FISCHER | Louisville, KY | |
PAUL SOGLIN | Madison, WI | |
AC WHARTON, JR. | Memphis, TN | |
R.T. RYBAK | Minneapolis, MN | |
JOHN ENGEN | Missoula, MT | |
BOBBY KILGORE | Monroe, NC | |
MARY ANN LUTZ | Monrovia, CA | |
JOE MARINE | Mukilteo, WA | |
DOUGLAS ENGLAND | New Albany, IN | |
SCOTT LANG | New Bedford, MA | |
MITCH LANDRIEU | New Orleans, LA | |
NOAM BRAMSON | New Rochelle, NY | |
PATRICK HAYS | North Little Rock, AR | |
ANDRE PIERRE | North Miami, FL | |
BUDDY DYER | Orlando, FL | |
FRANK ORTIS | Pembroke Pines, FL | |
MICHAEL NUTTER | Philadelphia, PA | |
PHIL GORDON | Phoenix, AZ | |
JENNIFER HOSTERMAN | Pleasanton, CA | |
MIKE GIN | Redondo Beach, CA | |
RON LOVERIDGE | Riverside, CA | |
ARDELL BREDE | Rochester, MN | |
KEVIN JOHNSON | Sacramento, CA | |
SUSAN KLUTTZ | Salisbury, NC | |
RALPH BECKER | Salt Lake City, UT | |
EDWIN LEE | San Francisco, CA | |
STEPHEN CASSIDY | San Leandro, CA | |
MIGUEL PULIDO | Santa Ana, CA | |
MICHAEL MCGINN | Seattle, WA | |
JOSEPH MCELVEEN | Sumter, SC | |
MARILYN STRICKLAND | Tacoma, WA | |
JOHN MARKS | Tallahassee, FL | |
RON ROBERTS | Temecula, CA | |
MICHAEL O'BRIEN | Warren, OH | |
VINCENT C. GRAY | Washington, DC | |
JOHN DURAN | West Hollywood, CA | |
GERALDINE MUOIO | West Palm Beach, FL | |
CHRISTOPHER CABALDON | West Sacramento, CA | |
JAMES BAKER | Wilmington, DE | |
JOSEPH O'BRIEN | Worcester, MA | |
SOURCE The U.S. Conference of Mayors
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