- Marybeth Palmigiano is with Physicians for Social Responsibility
Tuesday morning in Washington, hundreds of advocates will rally in support of legislation overhauling laws governing toxic chemicals.
Among those who will be rallying will be Marybeth Palmigiano, chapter manager for the Tampa Bay chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility. She will be part of what is being called "The National Stroller Brigade" — hundreds of mothers with children in tow who have flown or bused into Washington to present 125,000 petition signatures to their Senators.
"We're here to persuade Senator Rubio and Senator Nelson to support the Safe Chemicals Act," Palmigiano told CL this morning. She spoke to aides of Nelson at his Orlando district office last week; the senator said he would let the Florida moms know today whether he will support the legislation.
According to a press release, some of these moms will be delivering contaminated nursing pillows to their Senators with the message: “This is unacceptable” written in magic marker.
