More than 70 members of Congress — all Democrats — are co-sponsoring legislation to overturn the law, says Tom Angell, the media director for SSDP. While the bill has made little headway on Capitol Hill so far, prospects may improve if Democrats re-take control of one or both houses of Congress in the November mid-term elections.
Less than two weeks after the mid-term elections, SSDP is scheduling a national lobby day in Washington, D.C., to enlist more support for the bill. “It’s more important than ever that legislators act to overturn this unfair and harmful penalty,” says Krane.
— By Charles Dervarics
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