Divided We Fail Congressional Pledge
Divided We Fail is asking our nation's leaders to commit to working in a bipartisan way to provide Americans with actions and answers on health and long-term financial security.
More than two-thirds of Congress -- 369 Members -- have either signed the Divided We Fail congressional pledge or written a letter of approval supporting the Divided We Fail platform.
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provided a letter of support as an endorsement of the Divided We Fail principles. They are listed in italics in the list below with an envelope icon 
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Have Supported Divided We Fail
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Alabama
Sen. Richard Shelby, R-AL
Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-AL
Rep. Jo Bonner, R-AL-1
Rep. Bobby Bright, D-AL-2
Rep. Michael Rogers, R-AL-3
Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-AL-4
Rep. Parker Griffith, D-AL-5
Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-AL-6
Rep. Artur Davis, D-AL-7
The entire Alabama delegation has supported Divided We Fail.
Alaska
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-AK
Sen. Mark Begich, D-AK
Rep. Don Young, R-AK-AL
The entire Alaska delegation has signed the Congressional pledge.
Arizona
Sen. John McCain, R-AZ
Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-AZ-5
Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-AZ-7
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-AZ-8
Arkansas
Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-AR
Sen. Mark Pryor, D-AR
Rep. Vic Snyder, D-AR-2
Rep. John Boozman, R-AR-3
Rep. Mike Ross, D-AR-4
California
Rep. Wally Herger, R-CA-2
Rep. Doris Matsui, D-CA-5
Rep. George Miller, D-CA-7
Rep. Barbara Lee, D-CA-9
Rep. Gerald McNerney, D-CA-11
Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-CA-14
Rep. Michael Honda, D-CA-15
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-CA-16
Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-CA-18
Rep. Lois Capps, D-CA-23
Rep. Howard Berman, D-CA-28
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-CA-29
Rep. Henry Waxman, D-CA-30
Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-CA-31
Rep. Diane Watson, D-CA-33
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-CA-34
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA-35
Rep. Jane Harman, D-CA-36
Rep. Laura Richardson, D-CA-37
Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-CA-39
Rep. Joe Baca, D-CA-43
Rep. Ken Calvert, R-CA-44
Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-CA-47
Rep. Bob Filner, D-CA-51
Rep. Susan Davis, D-CA-53
Colorado
Sen Mark Udall, D-CO
Rep. Diana DeGette, D-CO-1
Rep. Jared Polis, D-CO-2
Rep. John Salazar, D-CO-3
Rep. Betsy Markey, D-CO-4
Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-CO-7
Connecticut
Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-CT
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-CT
Rep. John Larson, D-CT-1
Rep. Joseph Courtney, D-CT-2
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-CT-3
Rep. Jim Himes, D-CT-4
Rep. Christopher Murphy, D-CT-5
The entire Connecticut delegation has signed the Congressional pledge.
Delaware
Rep. Michael Castle, R-DE-AL
Florida
Sen. Bill Nelson, D-FL
Rep. F. Allen Boyd, D-FL-2
Rep. Corrine Brown, D-FL-3
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, R-FL-5
Rep. Alan Grayson, D-FL-8
Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-FL-9
Rep. C.W. Bill Young, R-FL-10
Rep. Adam Putnam, R-FL-12
Rep. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-FL-13
Rep. Connie Mack, R-FL-14
Rep. Thomas Rooney, R-FL-16
Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-FL-17
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-FL-18
Rep. Robert Wexler, D-FL-19
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, R-FL-21
Rep. Ron Klein, D-FL-22
Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-FL-23
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-FL-25
Georgia
Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-GA
Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-GA
Rep. Jack Kingston, R-GA-1
Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-GA-2
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, R-GA-3
Rep. Hank Johnson, D-GA-4
Rep. John Lewis, D-GA-5
Rep. Tom Price, R-GA-6
Rep. Jim Marshall, D-GA-8
Rep. Nathan Deal, R-GA-9
Rep. Paul Broun, R-GA-10
Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-GA-11
Rep. John Barrow, D-GA-12
Rep. David Scott, D-GA-13
Hawaii
Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-HI
Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-HI
Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-HI-1
Rep. Mazie Hirono, D-HI-2
The entire Hawaii delegation has signed the Congressional pledge.
Idaho
Sen. Mike Crapo, R-ID
Rep. Walt Minnick, D-ID-1
Illinois
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-IL
Rep. Bobby Rush, D-IL-1
Rep. Jesse Jackson, D-IL-2
Rep. Dan Lipinski, D-IL-3
Rep. Danny Davis, D-IL-7
Rep. Janice Schakowsky, D-IL-9
Rep. Mark Kirk, R-IL-10
Rep. Judy Biggert, R-IL-13
Rep. Timothy Johnson, R-IL-15
Rep. Donald Manzullo, R-IL-16
Rep. Phil Hare, D-IL-17
Rep. Aaron Schock, R-IL-18
Rep. John Shimkus, R-IL-19
Indiana
Sen. Richard Lugar, R-IN
Rep. Peter Visclosky, D-IN-1
Rep. Joe Donnelly, D-IN-2
Rep. Dan Burton, R-IN-5
Rep. Andre Carson, D-IN-7
Rep. Brad Ellsworth, D-IN-8
Rep. Baron Hill, D-IN-9
Iowa
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-IA
Sen. Tom Harkin, D-IA
Rep. Bruce Braley, D-IA-1
Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-IA-2
Rep. Leonard Boswell, D-IA-3
Rep. Tom Latham, R-IA-4
Rep. Steve King, R-IA-5
The entire Iowa delegation has supported Divided We Fail.
Kansas
Sen. Sam Brownback, R-KS
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-KS
Rep. Jerry Moran, R-KS-1
Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-KS-2
Rep. Dennis Moore, D-KS-3
Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-KS-4
The entire Kansas delegation has supported Divided We Fail.
Kentucky
Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-KY-2
Rep. John Yarmuth, D-KY-3
Rep. Ben Chandler, D-KY-6
Louisiana
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-LA
Sen. David Vitter, R-LA
Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-LA-3
Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-LA-5
Maine
Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-ME
Sen. Susan Collins, R-ME
Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-ME-1
Rep. Michael Michaud, D-ME-2
The entire Maine delegation has supported Divided We Fail.
Maryland
Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-MD
Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-MD
Rep. Frank Kratovil, D-MD-1
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger, D-MD-2
Rep. John Sarbanes, D-MD-3
Rep. Donna Edwards, D-MD-4
Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-MD-5
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-MD-6
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-MD-7
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-MD-8
The entire Maryland delegation has supported Divided We Fail.
Massachusetts
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-MA
Sen. John Kerry, D-MA
Rep. John Olver, D-MA-1
Rep. Richard Neal, D-MA-2
Rep. James McGovern, D-MA-3
Rep. Barney Frank, D-MA-4
Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-MA-5
Rep. John Tierney, D-MA-6
Rep. Edward Markey, D-MA-7
Rep. Michael Capuano, D-MA-8
Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-MA-9
Rep. William Delahunt, D-MA-10
The entire Massachusetts delegation has supported Divided We Fail.
Michigan
Sen. Carl Levin, D-MI
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-MI
Rep. Bart Stupak, D-MI-1
Rep. Vernon Ehlers, R-MI-3
Rep. Dave Camp, R-MI-4
Rep. Dale Kildee, D-MI-5
Rep. Fred Upton, R-MI-6
Rep. Mark Schauer, D-MI-7
Rep. Michael Rogers, R-MI-8
Rep. Gary Peters, D-MI-9
Rep. Candice Miller, R-MI-10
Rep. Sander Levin, D-MI-12
Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D-MI-13
Rep. John Conyers, D-MI-14
Rep. John Dingell, D-MI-15
Minnesota
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-MN
Rep. Tim Walz, D-MN-1
Rep. John Kline, R-MN-2
Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-MN-3
Rep. Betty McCollum, D-MN-4
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-MN-5
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-MN-6
Rep. Collin Peterson, D-MN-7
Rep. James Oberstar, D-MN-8
Mississippi
Rep. Travis Childers, D-MS-1
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-MS-2
Missouri
Sen. Christopher Bond, R-MO
Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-MO
Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay, D-MO-1
Rep. Todd Akin, R-MO-2
Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-MO-3
Rep. Ike Skelton, D-MO-4
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-MO-5
Rep. Sam Graves, R-MO-6
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-MO-8
Montana
Sen. Max Baucus, D-MT
Sen. Jon Tester, D-MT
Rep. Dennis Rehberg, R-MT-AL
The entire Montana delegation has signed the Congressional pledge.
Nebraska
Sen. Ben Nelson, D-NE
Sen. Mike Johanns, R-NE
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-NE-1
Rep. Lee Terry, R-NE-2
Rep. Adrian Smith, R-NE-3
Nevada
Sen. Harry Reid, D-NV
Sen. John Ensign, R-NV
Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-NV-1
Rep. Dean Heller, R-NV-2
Rep. Dina Titus, D-NV-3
The entire Nevada delegation has supported Divided We Fail.
New Hampshire
Sen. Judd Gregg, R-NH
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-NH-1
Rep. Paul Hodes, D-NH-2
The entire New Hampshire delegation has supported Divided We Fail.
New Jersey
Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ
Sen. Robert Menendez, D-NJ
Rep. Robert Andrews, D-NJ-1
Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-NJ-2
Rep. John Adler, D-NJ-3
Rep. Christopher Smith, R-NJ-4
Rep. Scott Garrett, R-NJ-5
Rep. Frank Pallone, D-NJ-6
Rep. Leonard Lance, D-NJ-7
Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-NJ-8
Rep. Steven Rothman, D-NJ-9
Rep. Donald Payne, D-NJ-10
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen, R-NJ-11
Rep. Rush Holt, D-NJ-12
Rep. Albio Sires, D-NJ-13
New Mexico
Sen. Jeff Bingaman, R-NM
New York
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY
Rep. Tim Bishop, D-NY-1
Rep. Steve Israel, D-NY-2
Rep. Peter King, R-NY-3
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-NY-4
Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-NY-5
Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-NY-6
Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-NY-7
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-NY-8
Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-NY-9
Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-NY-10
Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-NY-11
Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-NY-12
Rep. Mike McMahon, D-NY-13
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-NY-14
Rep. Charles Rangel, D-NY-15
Rep. Jose Serrano, D-NY-16
Rep. Eliot Engel, D-NY-17
Rep. Nita Lowey, D-NY-18
Rep. John Hall, D-NY-19
Rep. Scott Murphy, D-NY-20
Rep. Paul Tonko, D-NY-21
Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-NY-22
Rep. John McHugh, R-NY-23
Rep. Michael Arcuri, D-NY-24
Rep. Dan Maffei, D-NY-25
Rep. Eric Massa, D-NY-29
North Carolina
Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-NC-1
Rep. Bob Etheridge, D-NC-2
Rep. Walter Jones, R-NC-3
Rep. David Price, D-NC-4
Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-NC-7
Rep. Sue Myrick, R-NC-9
Rep. Heath Shuler, D-NC-11
Rep. Melvin Watt, D-NC-12
Rep. Brad Miller, D-NC-13
North Dakota
Sen. Kent Conrad, D-ND
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-ND
Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-ND-AL
The entire North Dakota delegation has supported Divided We Fail.
Ohio
Sen. George Voinovich, R-OH
Rep. Steve Driehaus, D-OH-1
Rep. Charlie Wilson, D-OH-6
Rep. Patrick Tiberi, R-OH-12
Rep. Betty Sutton, D-OH-13
Rep. Zack Space, D-OH-18
Oklahoma
Rep. Dan Boren, D-OK-2
Oregon
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-OR
Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-OR-3
Pennsylvania
Sen. Arlen Specter, D-PA
Sen. Robert Casey, D-PA
Rep. Jason Altmire, D-PA-4
Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-PA-5
Rep. Jim Gerlach, R-PA-6
Rep. Joe Sestak, D-PA-7
Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-PA-8
Rep. Christopher Carney, D-PA-10
Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-PA-13
Rep. Charlie Dent, R-PA-15
Rep. Todd Platts, R-PA-19
Puerto Rico
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi, D-PR-AL
Rhode Island
Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI
Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-RI-1
Rep. James Langevin, D-RI-2
The entire Rhode Island delegation has signed the Congressional pledge.
South Carolina
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC
Rep. Joe Wilson, R-SC-2
Rep. J. Gresham Barrett, R-SC-3
Rep. John Spratt, D-SC-5
Rep. James Clyburn, D-SC-6
South Dakota
Sen. Tim Johnson, D-SD
Sen. John Thune, R-SD
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-SD-AL
The entire South Dakota delegation has signed the Congressional pledge.
Tennessee
Rep. Lincoln Davis, D-TN-4
Rep. Jim Cooper, D-TN-5
Rep. Bart Gordon, D-TN-6
Rep. Stephen Cohen, D-TN-9
Texas
Sen. John Cornyn, R-TX
Rep. Al Green, D-TX-9
Rep. Michael McCaul, R-TX-10
Rep. Mike Conaway, R-TX-11
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D-TX-15
Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-TX-16
Rep. Chet Edwards, D-TX-17
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-TX-18
Rep. Charles Gonzalez, D-TX-20
Rep. Lamar Smith, R-TX-21
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-TX-23
Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-TX-25
Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-TX-27
Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-TX-28
Rep. Gene Green, D-TX-29
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-TX-30
Utah
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-UT
Sen. Robert Bennett, R-UT
Rep. Rob Bishop, R-UT-1
Rep. Jim Matheson, D-UT-2
Rep. Chris Cannon, R-UT-3
The entire Utah delegation has signed the Divided We Fail pledge.
Vermont
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT
Sen. Bernard SandersI-VT
Rep. Peter Welch, D-VT-AL
The entire Vermont delegation has supported Divided We Fail.
Virginia
Sen. Mark Warner, D-VA
Rep. Robert Wittman, R-VA-1
Rep. Bobby Scott, D-VA-3
Rep. J. Randy Forbes, R-VA-4
Rep. Virgil Goode, R-VA-5
Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-VA-6
Rep. Eric Cantor, R-VA-7
Rep. James Moran, D-VA-8
Rep. Rick Boucher, D-VA-9
Rep. Frank Wolf, R-VA-10
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-VA-11
Virgin Islands
Rep. Donna Christensen, D-VI-AL
Washington
Sen. Patty Murray, D-WA
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-WA
Rep. Jay Inslee, D-WA-1
Rep. Rick Larsen, D-WA-2
Rep. Brian Baird, D-WA-3
Rep. Doc Hastings, R-WA-4
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA-5
Rep. Norman Dicks, D-WA-6
Rep. Dave Reichert, R-WA-8
Rep. Adam Smith, D-WA-9
Washington, DC
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-DC-AL
West Virginia
Sen. Robert Byrd, D-WV
Sen. John Rockefeller, D-WV
Rep. Alan Mollohan, D-WV-1
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-WV-2
Rep. Nick Rahall, D-WV-3
The entire West Virginia delegation has signed the Congressional pledge.
Wisconsin
Sen. Herbert Kohl, D-WI
Sen. Russ Feingold, D-WI
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-WI-1
Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-WI-2
Rep. Ron Kind, D-WI-3
Rep. Gwen Moore, D-WI-4
Rep. Thomas Petri, R-WI-6
Rep. Steve Kagen, D-WI-8
Wyoming
Sen. Michael Enzi, R-WY
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