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		<title>Time for action:  support the Don&#8217;t Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act 2008 currently in the U.S. House of Representatives</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember the House of Representatives&#8217; Don&#8217;t Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act of 2008?  It would institute a grant program for states to inspect hotel rooms for bed bugs. 
Well, according to the Library of Congress&#8217;s Thomas system, it&#8217;s now being considered by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
The Washington Watch site now [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Remember the House of Representatives&#8217; <a href="http://bedbugger.com/2008/05/20/dont-let-the-bed-bugs-bite-act-of-2008/">Don&#8217;t Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act of 2008?</a>  It would institute a grant program for states to inspect hotel rooms for bed bugs. </p>
<p>Well, <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.06068:">according to the Library of Congress&#8217;s Thomas system,</a> it&#8217;s now being considered by the <a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.shtml">House Committee on Energy and Commerce.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6068.html">The Washington Watch</a> site now has five comments up and a poll (to state whether you&#8217;re for or against the Bill).</p>
<p>I&#8217;d encourage more people who&#8217;ve had bed bugs to weigh in, since the poll is currently 90% against, 10% for.</p>
<p>Of course, members of the House of Representatives are likely more intelligent than certain members of the public who comment on such sites, but why not express our point of view?<br />
However, keep in mind that online polls do little or nothing to affect politics.  </p>
<p>As always, <strong>writing your representative</strong> is the only way to be sure s/he knows this issue matters.  Have you dropped your Representative and the Committee on Energy and Commerce a note yet, expressing your support of the bill?</p>
<p><a href="https://forms.house.gov/wyr/welcome.shtml"><br />
Please find your state Representatives here</a> (you can search by your zip code), and drop them a quick email or give them a quick phone call telling them you support HR 6068.</p>
<p>And since the bill is currently being considered in the Committee on Energy and Commerce, I strongly urge you to drop them a note, telling them why the bill matters.  <a href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/membios/contact_form.shtml">You can do it here.</a></p>
<p>It takes only a couple of minutes to tell political representatives why this bill matters.  <strong>Similar Posts:</strong>
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