Congressmen (and women) opposed to merger
Based on some member comments, I’ve pulled together this list of Members of Congress who have made public statements in opposition to the merger. Before anyone accuses me of a bias in the contents of this list, I based all the information off of the actual letter sent to the FCC on their behalf (found here), as well as some of the news coverage. It appears that members of the minority party didn’t find it helpful to include their affiliation, but I don’t know that all the members in this list without a noted affiliation are Republicans. You should also not read anything into the ordering of the list.
If you know of others who should be on this list, find mis-spellings of names, or if you know the affiliation/home state of any missing members, just PM me and I’ll update the post. Thanks!
(Photo is New York Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand of the Fighten’ 20th district)
Bart Stupak (D-MI)
Steven LaTourette (R-OH)
Gene Green (D-TX)
Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI)
John Conyers (D-MI)
Steve Chabot (R-OH)
John Spratt (D-SC)
Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
Charlie Wilson (D-OH)
Melissa Bean (D-IL)
Jim Matheson (D-UT)
Diane Watson (D-CA)
Steve Rothman (D-NJ)
Leonard Boswell (D-IA)
Lynn Woolsey (D-CA)
Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ)
Tim Walz (D-MN)
Allen Boyd (D-FL)
Kristin Gillibrand (D-NY) (Name is misspelled in the letter! Real professional, NAB :rolleyes:)
David Scott (D-GA)
Baron Hill (D-IN)
Zach Space (D-OH)
Shelley Berkley (D-NY)
Eddie Bernice-Johnson (D-TX)
Lois Capps (D-CA)
John Spratt (D-SC)
Greg Meeks (D-NY)
Nick Lampson (D-TX)
Nancy Boyda (D-KS) (Name is listed but there is no signature…)
Charlie Melacon (D-LA)
Collin Peterson (D-MN)
Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Bart Gordon (D-TN)
Mike Ross (D-AR)
Tom Allen (D-ME)
Marion Berry (D-AR)
Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)
Ed Pastor (D-AZ)
Betty McCollom (D-IL)
Lacy Clay (D-MO)
Mike Michaud (D-ME)
Louise Slaughter (D-NY)
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD)
Joe Donnelly (D-IN)
Michael Arcuri (D-NY)
Nancy Boyda (D-KS)
Albert Wynn (D-MD)
Collin Peterson (D-MN)
Michael Capuano (D-MA)
John Barrow (D-GA)
G.K. Butterfield (D-NC)
Louis Gohmert
Greg Walden
Lee Terry
Jim Jordan
John Duncan
Scott Garrett
Tom Cole
John Culberson
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Dan Burton
John Boozman
Dan Manzullo
David Davis
Bob Goodlatte
Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO)
Spencer Bachus
Joe Wilson
Zach Wamp
Ray LaHood
Mark Souder
Frank LoBiondo
Gary Miller
Roy Blunt