[IMC] League Honors Congressional Champions of Bicycling

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For Immediate Release

Members of Congress Honored as Champions of Bicycling

League of American Bicyclists recognizes 13 congressional leaders
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Washington, D.C. -- March 22, 2012 -- Today the League of American Bicyclists [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109553495329&s=64662&e=001VMrs4E2LJkoLiQuz_0lVSF6PCRcsh97t0cLF-zmtxN_uXEV66_ICvbbFyd9Mea_dGUqLKXBwQpxE-cRkB8pPzKo98GNR6KH0_I1O04q8yGqURslNAedIwg==]
presented Leadership Awards to 13 members of Congress for their strong support of
healthy, active transportation options for all Americans.

Over the past year, these champions from both sides of the aisle have, worked to
 preserve popular, cost-effective programs that make bicycling safe and accessible
for rural and urban residents across the nation.

"Unlike so many issues on Capitol Hill, bicycling truly transcends political party,
bringing Republicans and Democrats together to protect and promote the health and
safety of their constituents," said Andy Clarke, President of the League of American
Bicyclists. "We commend our Leadership Award recipients and call on all members 
of Congress to follow their lead and unite around a federal transportation bill 
that continues investment in bicycling programs that create jobs, cut healthcare
 costs and save Americans money."

Today, during the 2012 National Bike Summit [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109553495329&s=64662&e=001VMrs4E2LJkpFvkLdATx-JLSNoJjBe5-8-l0KBURq0FKoenLpbXVLcl7re5m-Hgm_DVPhvBbQ983vSYAKL_6C7sDFuxQEZx2ne4nDqR5g-I2UfSMCRYTK0on5--nVZ92zSgDkbIOf4Uhi_H0Y3-SYCQ==],
constituents presented Leadership Awards to the following members of Congress.

House

Representative Earl Blumenauer [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109553495329&s=64662&e=001VMrs4E2LJkqgORvcWvrjw988dB5ROtGGv0-leGcLgIy7oAy-rB9aM2MkD9Zl5INcBq7YslfEsE7Rg8rHeDO4MxyemnjWTMpuC4F_laGc1YY0hyAbc5hBkg==]
(D-OR)

* Congressman Blumenauer is a national champion for active transportation and, as
Co-Chair of the Congressional Bike Caucus, is a strong voice in Congress for bicycling
and walking. He was one of six House members to sponsor the Petri Amendment to H.R.
7 -- the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act -- to preserve federal funding
for bicycling and walking programs in the transportation bill.

Representative Peter DeFazio [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109553495329&s=64662&e=001VMrs4E2LJkpqZNjTopnfAgjML2UMkbS7jLQ3BAMDrTmsPUE1f_FR6-AOJ_-TFfijuh_PNr6jbYzYhogFeu4P97XmIt6IDTXEDIs_Y152n5-70I5lcSaclw==]
(D-OR)

* Congressman DeFazio is a strong voice for bicycling and walking on the House Transportation
and Infrastructure Committee. His fiery leadership has been invaluable. He was a
 strong supporter of the Petri Amendment to H.R. 7, the bi-partisan amendment to
 preserve federal funding for bicycling and walking programs in the transportation
bill.

Representative Timothy Johnson [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109553495329&s=64662&e=001VMrs4E2LJkpiWEvuhTZzwU-pspxJNxrSvz0O4hLQSMzLcwPe33p39CREia5KzC6XQ1pAU0rnaEprdA7CnTtS8mNiMFVSFVpBcE8ZTLNAFpkHUykpObj3tQ==]
(R-IL)

* Congressman Johnson has been a longtime supporter of Safe Routes to Schools and
showed courage and leadership in joining Congressman Petri in sponsoring the Petri
Amendment to preserve federal funding for bicycling and walking programs in the 
transportation bill.

Representative Steven LaTourette [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109553495329&s=64662&e=001VMrs4E2LJkrlgdYZt4d2aPUBn8eP9urgYbHHv-gwLAQTuECU5lcGsQwFnSl-Pw4O9oPH4eNiYKK2GVEQT0rXF3VbcszdfUq0YheaDIcw8txZ3A7_bYzXbw==]
(R-OH)

* Congressman LaTourette is a champion for federal complete streets policies and
 was one of the bi-partisan leaders who joined Congressman Petri in sponsoring the
Petri amendment to H.R. 7. Congressman LaTourette's efforts for bi-partisan solutions
to pass the transportation bill are highly regarded by the bicycling community.

Representative Daniel Lipinski [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109553495329&s=64662&e=001VMrs4E2LJko7XUCaHCaTsDX0rBZVvaRpRuNxBSIpt59YGasisVSX_d3dN6Ilx_J66UNrDW4LL6SNReOaN0M7olhS5tU235v2-v71CjvlkqX2S3DQTiShByuR1CmKGBKY]
(D-IL)

* Congressman Lipinski has been a strong leader on bicycling issues in the House
 and joined Congressman Petri in sponsoring the Petri Amendment to H.R. 7 to preserve
federal funding for bicycling and walking programs in the transportation bill.

Representative Frank LoBiondo [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109553495329&s=64662&e=001VMrs4E2LJkq_QuBd2eQRNIEGavhOhszi4UvhySimeYzKF6RGASPMCVtQRgMUft5yWg0IYEvh5U0xX2xfdeiyGVwP96QH6Q1FyowbrZlTWbSOZbGAKIXASA==]
(R-NJ)

* Congressman LoBiondo is a co-sponsor of the Complete Streets bill in the 112th
 Congress and has been a longtime supporter of active transportation options for
 people of all abilities. We are thankful for his support of the Petri Amendment
 to H.R. 7 to preserve federal funding for bicycling and walking programs in the
 transportation bill.

Representative Thomas Petri [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109553495329&s=64662&e=001VMrs4E2LJkqwqus04hmxd14boKKHPiq0Ul8i2gJj5PAFC0643cx6oJmly21Q0Pvf1fdcJwqLYQfpwaFCCK019MXAGo1HcMVevOg014-TD_a8vAx55WbA5Q==]
(R-WI)

* Congressman Petri is co-chair of the Congressional Bike Caucus and, in the face
of great adversity, showed tremendous leadership in championing the Petri Amendment
to preserve federal support for bicycle and pedestrian initiatives in H.R. 7.

Representative Nick RaHall [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109553495329&s=64662&e=001VMrs4E2LJkoLqaUtnSXZdvCZ7x_Cbb_Y4bWSk7LnOpD4MX6gzd7D9lXOKQbC2SgqEs4af2ZUVPU202c_LFFlPgZ-rITb8rbh3RoAvrv4AT9qBSjPzJKbiA==]
(D-WV)

* As Ranking Member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Congressman
RaHall is a strong voice for Transportation Enhancements and the Recreational Trails
program. He also voted for the Petri Amendment to preserve federal support for transportation
enhancements and recreational trails in H.R. 7.

Senate

Senator Benjamin Cardin [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109553495329&s=64662&e=001VMrs4E2LJkrHO0iCu5Rc9DBiI8sTJNqxHsRvgkdwG3NG824w_fZ3zrpb8XFsgIvAgQL4Ek1f-5zwntAqULPXp2fUofvCtv-hK_jS0zdhizPvcy66Va6lO0owXDsi8I06]
(D-MD)

* Senator Cardin's leadership was instrumental in crafting a creative solution to
maintain funding for Transportation Enhancements and Safe Routes to Schools in the
Senate's transportation bill, and to ensure that cities and counties continue to
 have a voice in how federal dollars are spent on these important programs.

Senator Thad Cochran [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109553495329&s=64662&e=001VMrs4E2LJkpjVATyg2podwtZK-Gwa9M8ZfEp4qJiIU_JqNlQhLjX0owiCGR61OTmsVcnT5aEKkkKiX5kHIQ891QqJWpL6lzQZsEotj2BgYRfH-XJusNefg==]
(R-MS)

* Senator Cochran has been a longtime supporter of Transportation Enhancements and
Safe Routes to Schools and joined Senator Cardin to sponsor an amendment in the 
Senate to maintain funding for those programs and to ensure that cities and counties
continue to have a voice in how federal dollars are spent on these important programs.

Senator Scott Brown [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109553495329&s=64662&e=001VMrs4E2LJko9-G3H-CaB3OIPlFfpjeN45Iz1BeXqCDA7ZxJTCtduXaJk_uyqDuvxyZujgLKlohkv9chOVpQnu5sLi_ipntd2rQjj492ZVgBFoPUHMjIbZRtniBIObam1MKGLyceVArE=]
(D-MA)

* Senator Brown consistently supports bicycling initiatives and was a co-sponsor
 of the Cardin-Cochran amendment in the Senate to maintain funding for Transportation
Enhancements and Safe Routes to Schools in the Senate's transportation bill, and
 to ensure that cities and counties continue to have a voice in how federal dollars
are spent on these important programs.

Senator Amy Klobuchar [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109553495329&s=64662&e=001VMrs4E2LJkpV4VI2y1Wt0gY517HSUd1GUfeS_exyh-lCxQOVp3zCAfXyyPHihfW6KDugX61Rrxyp4fzU_gh4c0sCQhcCa29Ej7kwJiGLpZQE7_5914oNAA==]
(D-MN)

* Senator Klobuchar has consistently supported federal funding for bicycling and
 walking programs and recently showed her leadership on these issues by sponsoring
the Klobuchar amendment to ensure that the Senate transportation bill included funding
for the important Recreational Trails Program.

Senator Olympia Snowe [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109553495329&s=64662&e=001VMrs4E2LJkoLiQuz_0lVSGG9frkNP7GH8R___QBRMSpF7TovizPyFO9tw9-0AIDZLJqg3ZxHF-8vTV5I5pumuFycPrnF-ZeGyNHjbK7qoiwd4TB1_iYhQ7jNoi_LRVR-]
(R-ME)

* Over the past several years, Senator Snowe has served as Co-Chair of the Senate
Bike Caucus and, throughout her career, has consistently supported the bicycling
 community. We are sorry to see her leave the Senate, as we will lose a truly great
friend.

For photos of award presentations and to interview Bike Summit participants, contact
Carolyn Szczepanski, League Communications Director, at (816) 509-0774.

Learn more about the National Bike Summit at:

http://www.bikeleague.org/
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Contact:

Carolyn Szczepanski, Communications Director

(816) 509-0774

carolyn at bikeleague.org

Leadership Awards:
Illinois:
Rep. Tim Johnson
Rep. Dan Lipinski
New Jersey:
Rep. Frank LoBiondo
Maine:
Sen. Olympia Snowe
Maryland:
Sen. Benjamin Cardin
Massachusetts:
Sen. Scott Brown
Minnesota:
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi:
Sen. Thad Cochran
Oregon:
Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Rep. Peter DeFazio
Ohio:
Rep. Steven LaTourette
Wisconsin:
Rep. Tom Petri
West Virginia:
Rep. Nick Rahall
About the League:
The League of American Bicyclists promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation,
and works through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. The League
represents the interests of America's 57 million bicyclists, including its 300,000
members and affiliates. For more information or to support the League, visit www.bikeleague.org
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