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2007-SJR10 on Mar 29, 2007

Sen. KENNEDY. "It's a privilege to join my colleagues in reintroducing the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. The ERA is essential to guarantee that the freedoms protected by our Constitution apply equally to men and women. From the beginning of our history as a Nation, women have had to wage a constant, long and difficult battle to win the same basic rights granted to men. That battle goes on

today, since discrimination still continues in many ways.

"Despite passage of the Equal Pay Act & the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s, discrimination against women continues to permeate the workforce and many areas of the economy. Today, women earn about 77 cents for each dollar earned by men, and the gap is even greater for women of color. More than 60% of working women are still clustered in a narrow range of traditionally female, traditionally low-paying occupations, and female-headed households continue to dominate the bottom rungs of the economic ladder.

"A stronger effort is clearly needed to finally live up to our commitment of full equality. The ERA alone cannot remedy all discrimination, but it will clearly strengthen the ongoing efforts of women across the country to obtain equal treatment.

"We know from the failed ratification experiences of the past that amending the Constitution to include the ERA will not be easy to achieve. But the women of America deserve no less."

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Democrats participating in 2007-SJR10

Neil Abercrombie s1oHawaii Democrat
Gary Ackerman s1oNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Tom Allen s1oMaine Democrat
Michael Arcuri s1oNew York Democrat
Joe Baca s1oCalifornia Democrat
Brian Baird s1oWashington Democrat
Tammy Baldwin s1oWisconsin Democrat
Melissa Bean s1oIllinois Democrat
Xavier Becerra s1oCalifornia Democrat
Shelley Berkley s1oNevada Democrat
Howard Berman s1oCalifornia Democrat
Marion Berry s1oArkansas Democrat
Joe Biden s1oDE Democrat Jr Senator
Sanford Bishop s1oGeorgia Democrat
Timothy Bishop s1oNew York Democrat
Earl Blumenauer s1oOregon Democrat
Leonard Boswell s1oIowa Democrat
Rick Boucher s1oVirginia Democrat
Barbara Boxer s1oCA Democratic incumbent
Allen Boyd s1oFlorida Democrat
Robert Brady s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Bruce Braley s1oIowa Democrat
Corrine Brown s1oFlorida Democrat
Sherrod Brown s1oOH Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep.
G.K. Butterfield s1oNorth Carolina Democrat
Maria Cantwell s1oWA Democrat Jr Senator
Lois Capps s1oCalifornia Democrat
Michael Capuano s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Benjamin Cardin s1oMaryland Democrat
Dennis Cardoza s1oCalifornia Democrat
Russ Carnahan s1oMissouri Democrat
Julia Carson s1oIndiana Democrat
Kathy Castor s1oFlorida Democrat
Ben Chandler s1oKentucky Democrat
Yvette Clarke s1oNew York Democrat
William Lacy Clay s1oMissouri Democrat
Emmanuel Cleaver s1oMissouri Democrat
Hillary Clinton s1oNY Democrat Jr Senator
James Clyburn s1oSouth Carolina Democrat
Steve Cohen s1oTennessee Democrat
John Conyers s1oMichigan Democrat
Jim Cooper s1oTennessee Democrat
Jim Costa s1oCalifornia Democrat
Jerry Costello s1oIllinois Democrat
Joseph Crowley s1oNew York Democrat
Henry Cuellar s1oTexas Democrat
Elijah Cummings s1oMaryland Democrat
Artur Davis s1oAlabama Democrat
Danny Davis s1oIllinois Democrat
Susan Davis s1oCalifornia Democrat
Peter Defazio s1oOregon Democrat
Diana DeGette s1oColorado Democrat
Bill Delahunt s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Rosa DeLauro s1oConnecticut Democrat
Norm Dicks s1oWashington Democrat
John Dingell s1oMichigan Democrat
Chris Dodd s1oCT Democratic incumbent
Lloyd Doggett s1oTexas Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Mike Doyle s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Richard Durbin s1oIL Democrat Sr Senator
Chet Edwards s1oTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Keith Ellison s1oMinnesota Democrat
Rahm Emanuel s1oIllinois Democrat
Eliot Engel s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Anna Eshoo s1oCalifornia Democrat
Sam Farr s1oCalifornia Democrat
Chaka Fattah s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Russell Feingold s1oPOTUS Democrat
Dianne Feinstein s1oCA Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Filner s1oCalifornia Democrat
Barney Frank s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Kirsten Gillibrand s1oNew York Democrat
Charles Gonzalez s1oTexas Democrat
Al Green s1oTexas Democrat
Gene Green s1oTexas Democrat
Raul Grijalva s1oArizona Democrat
Luis Gutierrez s1oIllinois Democrat
John Hall s1oNew York Democrat
Phil Hare s1oIllinois Democrat
Tom Harkin s1oIA Democrat Jr Senator
Jane Harman s1oCalifornia Democrat
Alcee Hastings s1oFlorida Democrat
Stephanie Herseth s1oSouth Dakota Democratic Challenger
Brian Higgins s1oNew York Democrat
Maurice Hinchey s1oNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Ruben Hinojosa s1oTexas Democrat
Mazie Hirono s1oHawaii Democrat
Paul Hodes s1oNew Hampshire Democrat
Rush Holt s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Mike Honda s1oCalifornia Democrat
Darlene Hooley s1oOregon Democrat
Steny Hoyer s1oMaryland Democrat
Jay Inslee s1oWashington Democrat
Steve Israel s1oNew York Democrat
Jesse Louis Jackson s1oIllinois Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee s1oTexas Democrat
William Jefferson s1oLouisiana Democrat
Eddie Bernice Johnson s1oTexas Democrat
Hank Johnson s1oGeorgia Democrat
Stephanie Tubbs Jones s1oOhio Democrat
Steve Kagen s1oWisconsin Democrat
Marcy Kaptur s1oOhio Democrat
Patrick Kennedy s1oRhode Island Democrat
Ted Kennedy s1pMA Democrat Sr Senator
John Kerry s1oMA Democrat Jr Senator
Dale Kildee s1oMichigan Democrat
Carolyn Kilpatrick s1oMichigan Democrat
Ron Kind s1oWisconsin Democrat
Ron Klein s1oFlorida Democrat
Amy Klobuchar s1oMN DFL challenger, Hennepin County Attorney
Dennis Kucinich s1oOhio Democrat
James Langevin s1oRhode Island Democrat
Tom Lantos s1oCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2008)
Rick Larsen s1oWashington Democrat
John Larson s1oConnecticut Democrat
Frank Lautenberg s1oNJ Democrat Sr Senator
Barbara Lee s1oCalifornia Democrat
Carl Levin s1oMI Democrat Sr Senator
Sander Levin s1oMichigan Democrat
John Lewis s1oGeorgia Democrat
Joseph Lieberman s1oCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
David Loebsack s1oIowa Democrat
Zoe Lofgren s1oCalifornia Democrat
Nita Lowey s1oNew York Democrat
Steve Lynch s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Carolyn Maloney s1pNew York Democrat/Liberal
Ed Markey s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Doris Matsui s1oCalifornia Democrat
Carolyn McCarthy s1oNew York Dem./Ind./Working-Families
Betty McCollum s1oMinnesota Democrat
Jim McDermott s1oWashington Democrat
Jim McGovern s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Jerry McNerney s1oCalifornia Democrat
Michael McNulty s1oNew York Democratic/Ind./Cons.
Marty Meehan s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Kendrick Meek s1oFlorida Democrat
Gregory Meeks s1oNew York Dem./Working-Families
Robert Menendez s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Michael Michaud s1oMaine Democrat
Barbara Mikulski s1oMD Democratic incumbent
Juanita Millender-McDonald s1oCalifornia Democrat
Brad Miller s1oNorth Carolina Democrat
George Miller s1oCalifornia Democrat
Dennis Moore s1oKansas Democrat
Gwen Moore s1oWisconsin Democrat
James Moran s1oVirginia Democrat
Patty Murray s1oWA Democratic incumbent
Jerrold Nadler s1oNew York Dem./Lib./Working-Families
Grace Napolitano s1oCalifornia Democrat
Richard Neal s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton s1oDistrict of Columbia Democrat
Barack Obama s1oIL Democratic Jr Senator
John Olver s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Solomon Ortiz s1oTexas Democrat
Frank Pallone s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Bill Pascrell s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Ed Pastor s1oArizona Democrat
Donald Payne s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Ed Perlmutter s1oColorado Democrat
Collin Peterson s1oMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Earl Pomeroy s1oNorth Dakota Democrat
David Eugene Price s1oNorth Carolina Democrat
Nick Rahall s1oWest Virginia Democrat
Charles Rangel s1oNew York Dem./Lib./Working-Families
Silvestre Reyes s1oTexas Democrat
Ciro Rodriguez s1oTexas Democrat
Steven Rothman s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard s1oCalifornia Democrat
Dutch Ruppersberger s1oMaryland Democrat
Bobby Rush s1oIllinois Democrat
Linda Sanchez s1oCalifornia Democrat
Loretta Sanchez s1oCalifornia Democrat
John Sarbanes s1oMaryland Democrat
Jan Schakowsky s1oIllinois Democrat
Adam Schiff s1oCalifornia Democrat
Charles Schumer s1oNY Democratic incumbent
Allyson Schwartz s1oPennsylvania Democrat
David Scott s1oGeorgia Democrat
Jose Serrano s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Carol Shea-Porter s1oNew Hampshire Democrat
Brad Sherman s1oCalifornia Democrat
Albio Sires s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Louise Slaughter s1oNew York Democrat
David Adam Smith s1oWashington Democrat
Vic Snyder s1oArkansas Democrat
Hilda Solis s1oCalifornia Democrat
John Spratt s1oSouth Carolina Democrat
Debbie Stabenow s1oMI Democrat Jr Senator
Pete Stark s1oCalifornia Democrat
Betty Sutton s1oOhio Democrat
Ellen Tauscher s1oCalifornia Democrat
Gene Taylor s1oMississippi Democrat
Bennie Thompson s1oMississippi Democrat
Mike Thompson s1oCalifornia Democrat
John Tierney s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Ed Towns s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Mark Udall s1oCO Democratic Senate Challenger; US Rep.
Tom Udall s1oNew Mexico Democrat
Chris Van Hollen s1oMaryland Democrat
Nydia Velazquez s1oNew York Democrat/Working-Families
Tim Walz s1oMinnesota Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz s1oFlorida Democrat
Maxine Waters s1oCalifornia Democrat
Diane Watson s1oCalifornia Democrat
Mel Watt s1oNorth Carolina Democrat
Henry Waxman s1oCalifornia Democrat
Anthony Weiner s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Peter Welch s1oVermont Democrat
Robert Wexler s1oFlorida Democrat
Sheldon Whitehouse s1oRI Democratic Jr Senator, previously attorney general
Charlie Wilson s1oOhio Democrat
Lynn Woolsey s1oCalifornia Democrat
David Wu s1oOregon Democrat
Albert Wynn s1oMaryland Democrat
John Yarmuth s1oKentucky Democrat



Republicans participating in 2007-SJR10

Judy Biggert s1oIllinois Republican
Michael Castle s1oDelaware Republican
Rodney Frelinghuysen s1oNew Jersey Republican
Mark Kirk s1oIllinois Republican
Frank LoBiondo s1oNew Jersey Republican
Deborah Pryce s1oOhio Republican
Jim Ramstad s1oMinnesota Republican
Christopher Shays s1oConnecticut Republican



Independents participating in 2007-SJR10

Donna Christensen s1oVirgin Islands -
Bernie Sanders s1oVermont Independent



Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: 215
Republicans: 8
Independents: 2