CALL NOW: Senate to Vote TODAY on Motion to END DEBATE on Amnesty Bill (11:30am EST)

Stand With Arizona ^ | 06-27-2013 | John Hill

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After weeks of backroom deals and procedural maneuvering, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's rush to pass the 1,200 page Senate amnesty bill comes to a close TODAY!

Our sources say they expect a final vote to end all debate on the legislation today at 11:30 a.m. If that vote passes, then a final vote on the bill is expected at 2 p.m.

Call your Senators NOW and tell them to vote against S.744:

Toll-Free 888-995-8349, or if circuits are busy call their direct numbers HERE.

1. Vote NO to the motion to end debate on the bill and
2. Vote NO on final passage.

The Senate already passed the Corker-Hoeven amendment to the bill earlier this week that added $38 billion in special interest carve-outs to secure votes of on-the-fence Senators. These include:

• A carve-out for Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R) and Mark Begich (D) that classifies seafood processing positions in Alaska as "shortage occupations," thus allowing the industry to bring in more cheap foreign labor to do those jobs. It also allows employers to bring in non-immigrants under a summer program to work in seafood processing positions.
• A carve-out for Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jon Tester (D-MT) that eliminates a requirement that at least 90% of funding for a law-enforcement program along U.S. borders be devoted to the southwest border, freeing up more money for Northern border states.
• A carve-out for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that creates a slush "Youth Jobs Fund" for FY 2014-2015 using $1.5B from U.S. Treasury.  Until the kickback, Sen. Sanders was an outspoken critic of the bill for taking jobs away from Americans.

Call your Senators NOW and tell them to vote against S.744:

Toll-Free 888-995-8349, or if circuits are busy call their direct numbers HERE.

Tell them:

• "Amnesty" is NOT immigration reform. Amnesty undermines the rule of law and is inherently unfair to millions of legal immigrants who followed the rules and waited their turn in line.
• The Gang of Eight amnesty bill hurts American workers. It adds to the labor market millions of illegal aliens AND guest workers who will unfairly compete with American workers and drive down wages.
• You want the government to keep its promises to enforce the law, both at the borders and across the country.
• You demand that Congress restore integrity and common sense to our immigration system, not sell out to special interests.

Please call your Senators NOW!

[Jane Long]

Thanks for naming and shaming the 11 Traitors.

From the test vote of 6/24, of 16 R-Traitors, it looks like today gained Alexander (R-TN) and lost Wicker, Heller, McConnell and Cornyn. McConnell and Cornball are both up for re-election in 2014.

Not sure why Sen Lee (R-UT) didn't vote.

Do I have the count correct?

[Jane Long]

Cornyn’s office says he’s voting AGAINST the final bill. Good!

[Jane Long]

Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121

Alexander (TN) 202-224-4944
Ayotte (NH) 202-224-3324
Blunt (MO) 202-224-5721
Chambliss (GA) 202-224-3521
Chiesa (IN) 202-224-3224
Coats (IN) 202-224-5623
Corker (TN) 202-224-3344
Hoeven (ND) 202-224-2551
Isakson (GA) 202-224-36-43
Johnson (WI) 202-224-5323
Moran (KS) 202-224-6521
Portman (OH) 202-224-3353
Pryor (AR) 202-224-2353
Thune (SD) 202-224-2321
Toomey (PA) 202-224-4254
Wicker (MS) 202-224-6253

[OddLane]

BUMP!

[Don Corleone]

Here is my reply to the RNC plea for more money that I received today.

You want me to send my money to a party that treats its constituents like this? Even though I don’t always agree with her she at least has the common decency to have an intern answer her constituents letters. All I ever get from Flake is what you see here....nothing...sometimes called the “bed bug’ letter and sent automatically at that.. If he’d stop wasting time chasing down ways to give illegals amnesty he might get something productive AND CONSTITUTIONAL accomplished. Your party is going down big time not because of the Hispanic vote but because you have chosen to ignore the Constitutional responsibilities you swore to uphold and have sent real Americans, real conservatives out to find someone who still believes in the United States of America and not the imperative that seems to permeate the Senate and HOR. which is all out pandering to whatever the DNC and media dictate. Grow a pair for God’s sake. Grow a pair!.

In short...no bucks till you come back to the Right! When you compromise with EVIL all you can get is EVIL!

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Senator Jeff Flake (Senator@flake.senate.gov)Add to contacts 6/26/13
To

Thank you for contacting me to share your concerns and opinions. If you have an urgent matter and would like to request immediate assistance, please contact my office at (202) 224-4521.

Senator Jeff Flake

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You are receiving this letter because you recently wrote to Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick.

June 25, 2013

Thank you for contacting my office and sharing your opinion on the important issue of immigration. I’m here to represent my constituents, so it’s important that I hear directly from you. I’m working hard to represent District One by reaching across the aisle on efforts to create jobs, fight for our veterans, and protect Social Security and Medicare for seniors and working families.

I understand that you are concerned about immigration. Because Arizona is a border state, we have suffered from years of federal inaction to fix a broken system. As a former prosecutor, I want to make sure our Border Patrol and law enforcement have the tools to take on criminal cartels and smugglers. That’s why in the 111th Congress I worked to put more boots on the ground and ensure the border region was better equipped to protect our communities. I pushed for $600 million in additional border security funding, and I proposed legislation that included all Arizona counties in a highly successful anti-drug trafficking program.

I’m optimistic my colleagues from both parties will work together to prioritize border security, but we also need a federal immigration strategy. Farmers, ranchers and local businesses need an effective system to fill labor needs. Schools and universities need to educate children who live in the shadows because they were brought here by their parents. I am pleased that a bipartisan group of senators, including Arizona senators McCain and Flake, have introduced legislation that tries to do just that. After years of stalemate, a common-sense effort is finally underway to solve a problem that reaches every corner of our nation. Let’s seize this moment — it is good for Arizona.

I need to hear from you so I can give you a voice in Congress. Please sign up for my eNewsletter updates at kirkpatrick.house.gov/contact/newsletter. On social media, ‘like’ my Facebook page at facebook.com/RepKirkpatrick or follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/RepKirkpatrick. To reach my offices or find constituent resources, visit my website at kirkpatrick.house.gov.

Thank you again for contacting my office and sharing your opinion. If we can help you resolve a federal matter, please do not hesitate to contact us at one of our five district offices in Arizona.

Sincerely,

The Honorable Ann Kirkpatrick
U.S. Representative, Arizona District One

[stephenjohnbanker]

“I wish somebody would tell me why we end up with just plain stupid people like this? Are we simpletons? Stupid? Too trusting? Wishful thinkers? Dreamers?”

Not stupid...they have been BOUGHT.

[dfwgator]

They aren’t stupid, they just know everybody else is.

[stephenjohnbanker]

sadly, true.

[onyx]

The damn bill just passed.

68 - 32, but our 2 Senators voted NO.

Our calls worked!

Praise God.

[onyx]

Thank you so much for all your work.
God bless and keep you.

Dear Lord, please help us save our Republic.
Onto the House.

[Marathoner]

Can anyone tell me the significance of getting 70 votes? I kept hearing it like it was a big deal for whatever reason.

All I know is the damn bill passed the Senate which is another thing to piss me off today.

[onyx]

Well, “reportedly,” 70 votes gives the Senate some sort of mandate when their traitorous bill is sent to the House.

Too damn bad, they don’t have that mandate.

[Smokeyblue]

I got bumped offline. Just got back online.

Thank you onyx. You are too kind with all the good work you do around here. : )