Mayors Urge U.S. Senate to Act on Jobs Bill

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Oct 11, 2011, 06:06 ET

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