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“PETITIONS, ETC.” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H9551 on Sept. 15, 2009.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
PETITIONS, ETC.
Under clause 1 of Rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the clerk's desk and referred as follows:
66. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the City of Miami, FL, relative to Resolution 09-0383 petitioning President Barak Obama and the United States Congress to adopt the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 1283), which eliminates the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy; to the Committee on Armed Services.
67. Also, a petition of the City of Oakland Park, Florida, relative to Resolution No. R-2009-099 urging the President and the United States Congress to adopt the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 1283), which eliminates the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy; to the Committee on Armed Services.
68. Also, a petition of California Democratic Party, relative to a Resolution petitioning the Congress of the United States to pass single-payer healthcare, or, at a minimum, pass a law that will include a provision ensuring that states maintain the ability to enact truly universal health care through a state-based, single-payer health plan; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
69. Also, a petition of Essex County Board of Supervisors, New York, relative to Resolution No. 244 urging the United States Congress to work with the Vermont Department of Transportation to fast track the repairs/renovations to the Crown Point Bridge and to request stimulus funding for these repairs/renovations; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
