Posted on 06/17/2007 2:47:50 PM PDT by notes2005
From: Roy Beck, President, NumbersUSA Date: Friday 15JUN07 8 p.m. EDT
Your phoning, faxing and visiting made a real difference today ... Flippin' Fifteen softening
DEAR FRIENDS,
What an incredible job tens of thousands of you did today!
Thanks.
The feedback we are getting from you about your phone calls and the intelligence your NumbersUSA Capitol Hill Team is picking up suggests that Senate Republican Whip Trent Lott (R-Miss.) is not nearly as solid in passing the Bush/Kennedy amnesty tonight as he was last night.
A couple of the Republicans who we thought were likely YES votes on amnesty are telling constituents they are definite NO votes.
And we're starting to see signs that a couple of last week's Democratic YES votes are turning to NO.
Sen. Lott and Pres. Bush still have plenty of undecided Republicans who were NO last week from which to persuade to vote YES next week. But we do have a real chance to win this if the voters in each of these states keep up the pressure.
Later this weekend, I will give you a much more detailed look at which Senators are in which list. We have so much more work to do.
But I wanted you to enter the weekend feeling good about our slightly improved prospects and the fact that jointly you have had such an effect today and this last month.
The one way that I hope you will stay on the job this weekend is if you have any chance at all of being in a meeting or other public event where you would have a chance to ask or shout a question or make a statement to one of your Senators who might vote YES on the amnesty. I cannot tell you how influential that would be.
And please, please let us know if you are planning any kind of "visitation" to one of the local Senate offices next week so we can promote the visit to others in your area.
The following are the Senators whom we are feeling quite good about. You should find ways to thank them for being so sensitive to the needs of your state's workers and communities and urge them to just fight harder to stop S. 1348.
(* in front of Senators up for re-election in 2008.)
The KILL BILL Caucus
DEMOCRATS (8) * Baucus (MT) Byrd (WV) Dorgan (ND) * Landrieu (LA) McCaskill (MO) Tester (MT) * Pryor (AR) * Rockefeller (WV)
REPUBLICANS (19) * Alexander (TN) * Allard (CO) Bond (MO) Bunning (KY) Coburn (OK) Corker (TN) * Cornyn (TX) Crapo (ID) DeMint (SC) * Dole (NC) * Enzi (WY) Grassley (IA) * Inhofe (OK) * Roberts (KS) * Sessions (AL) Shelby (AL) * Smith, G. (OR) Thune (SD) Vitter (LA)
A special hero's garland should drape four Senators who have been absolutely courageous leaders in battling the power of the White House and of the Democratic Party Leadership -- and taking incredible abuse from most of the elite national news media.
THE HEROIC LEADERS Sessions (R-Ala.) Dorgan (D-N.D.) DeMint (R-S.C.) Vitter (R-La.)
If all 98 Senators vote, we will need 39 NO votes on cloture to kill this bill.
Congratulations to all of you in the states of these 27 Senators. But we have to get 12 more for sure. Right now, I see 13 others who look like really good possibilities if their constituents can just give them the right message in sufficient quantity. And there are another half-dozen or so who are not out of the question.
Enjoy your evening. Thanks for being such great citizens this week.
If you are having trouble getting through the Capitol switchboard to express your opinion there's a special hotline number you might like to try.
1-800-882-2005. (Spanish number) 1-800-417-7666. (English number)
Spanish Number?
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Think it’s more along the lines, “If you can’t get in on the regular number, then call in on the other and tell them what you think in English”.
A toll free number for any member of the US Senate or House...(888) 534-6226
What’s the situation with respect to the two California Senators, Boxer and Feinstein? Any hope of persuading either of them to switch to the Nay side?
That number is one paid for by the Pro-Amnesty lobby that gets direct access to your Senator when the line is busy on the regular lines.
Why not take advantage of it and use it against them?
P.S. Jeff Sessions and Jim DeMint rock!
I see my Senator, Dole, is among those who will oppose. What about Burr (R NC). I know he voted against cloture and he has opposed immigration reform in the past. Is he leaning? One of your 13 likely to vote no?
One of your 13 likely to vote no?
Yes
Feinstein’s DC office has a recording saying to call back during the week. She must be resting on her throne right now and can’t be bothered with such mundane things as the nation’s security or her constituents opinion.
Thanks. That’s good news (for NC anyway). I was surprised to see a D among the 4 who deserve special mention as heroes opposing the bill. There’s hope yet.
We have hope with Boxer she voted against cloture last time, keep the heat on.
Feinstein is too busy being corrupt to worry about 30,000 phone calls.
Please keep me posted!!!!!!!!!
PS to my last post. 98 Senators? Who are the 2 who won’t be casting a vote?
Thanks for the updates and for providing names.
I agree we need to thank those who are standing against supporting ILLEGAL behavior. I’ve called the Offices of Sen. DeMint and Sessions. Sessions is awesome. I’m not from his state but I sent a contribution to his re-election campaign. Wish he was my Senator vs Martinez or Nelson....yuck.
Wyoming Sen. Craig Thomas died on June 4 and South Dakota Democratic Senator Tim Johnson recovering from the brain hemorrhage he suffered in December.
I thought they were bringing Johnson in for votes in a wheelchair. I guess his recovery isn’t as far along as I thought. Forgot about the Senator who died recently.
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