Senators Cornyn and Hutchison Take a Stand on Immigration Bill (Will vote against cloture)

If I am reading this right, now both Cornyn and Hutchison are on the record as not voting for cloture. Hutchison's phones must have undergone meltdown. By my count, that leaves 11 still undecided on cloture, including Burr. But McConnell still seems to be committed to 'voting for cloture. Back to the phone.

I feel like they are just going to keep hammering away until they have greased enough palms in backroom deals to get this to the floor for a vote.
Congress is really selling the American people out. They know this but still see more advantage to gaining all those new taxpayers than in keeping us happy.

Help stop this. Make some phone calls. We only have to change 11 minds at this point. There will be two big votes: the cloture vote, in which 60 votes are needed to invoke cloture and bring the bill to the floor, and the final vote approving the bill, which only requires a simple majority of 50 for it to pass. These people need to be leaned on to vote against cloture, first and foremost, because their “no” vote will count for less when only a majority is needed to pass the bill. I believe the Dems have the votes to pass the bill on the final vote. DEMAND THAT THEY VOTE AGAINST CLOTURE.

I have called my state reps. and Trent Lott.
I will also call McConnell since he is the leader.

General Capitol Phone line, live receptionist who can direct calls:
202-224-3121

*Good News - Can’t even get through to McConnell as the line is constantly busy. Trent Lott isn’t even answering anymore - Got a full vm message. Called Cornyn to express support and got his vm.
The phones are ringing off the hook in DC!

bump

Hutchison's phones must have undergone meltdown.

Glad to have helped. Now people from other states have to get on the stick. I can call any senator from any state, but I can't see them paying much attention to a non-constituent.

Concentrate on those up for election next year - tell them you'll vote for, contribute to and volunteer for any primary opponent who is against this bill.

Here is a list of key Republican Senate contacts for EVERYONE to email regarding immigration. Many offices are putting calls straight to voicemail and they can just trash faxes (and letters take weeks to get through due to security). Hit Hill staff where they are so codependent - their Blackberries! Send email directly to staff - not just the generic Senate office mailbox. Contact their Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, and Press Secretary. Make your voice heard!!

Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
Chief of Staff
tom_ingram@alexander.senate.gov

Legislative Director
david_morgenstern@alexander.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
scot_montrey@alexander.senate.gov
lee_pitts@alexander.senate.gov

Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO)
Chief of Staff
sean_conway@allard.senate.gov

Legislative Director
charles_cogar@allard.senate.gov

Communications Director
laura_condeluci@allard.senate.gov

Press Secretary
steve_wymer@allard.senate.gov

Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT)
Chief of Staff
maryjane_collipriest@bennett.senate.gov

Legislative Director
mark_morrison@bennett.senate.gov

Press Secretary
emily_christensen@bennett.senate.gov

Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond (R-MO)
Chief of Staff
brian_klippenstein@bond.senate.gov

Legislative Director
kara_smith@bond.senate.gov

Communications Director
shana_marchio@bond.senate.gov

Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Chief of Staff
glen_chambers@brownback.senate.gov

Domestic Policy Advisor
brian_robertson@brownback.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
john_rankin@brownback.senate.gov
brian_hart@brownback.senate.gov

Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY)
Chief of Staff
blake_brickman@bunning.senate.gov

Legislative Director
kim_dean@bunning.senate.gov

Press Secretary
mike_reynard@bunning.senate.gov

Senator Richard Burr (R-NC)
Chief of Staff
alicia_peterson-clark@burr.senate.gov
alicia_peterson-petersonclark@burr.senate.gov

Legislative Director
natasha_hickman@burr.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
laura_caudell@burr.senate.gov
mark_williams@burr.senate.gov

Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Chief of Staff
charlie_harmon@chambliss.senate.gov

Legislative Director – Monty Philpot
monty_philpot@chambliss.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
annelaurie_waters@chambliss.senate.gov
angie_lundberg@Chambliss.Senate.gov
Lindsay_mabry@chambliss.senate.gov

Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Chief of Staff
jenny_manley@cochran.senate.gov

Legislative Director
ta_hawks@cochran.senate.gov

Press Secretary
margaret_wicker@cochran.senate.gov
Margaret_mcphillips@cochran.senate.gov

Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN)
Chief of Staff
jennifer_lowe@coleman.senate.gov

Deputy Chief of Staff
lucia_lebens@coleman.senate.gov

Legislative Director
lorianne_moss@coleman.senate.gov

Communications Director
tom_steward@coleman.senate.gov
tom_stewart@coleman.senate.gov

Press Secretary
leroy_coleman@coleman.senate.gov

Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
Chief of Staff
steve_abbott@collins.senate.gov

Deputy Chief of Staff
marybeth_carozza@collins.senate.gov

Legislative Director
jane_alonso@collins.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
elissa_davidson@collins.senate.gov
jen_burita@collins.senate.gov
Kevin_kelley@collins.senate.gov

Senator Bob Corker (R-TN)
Chief of Staff
todd_womack@corker.senate.gov

Legislative Director
paul_palagyi@corker.senate.gov

Press Secretary
laura_lefler@corker.senate.gov

Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
Chief of Staff
Beth_Jafari@Cornyn.senate.gov

Legislative Director
russ_thomasson@cornyn.senate.gov

Counsel
chip_roy@judiciary.senate.gov
matthew_johnson@judiciary.senate.gov
ramona_mcgee@judiciary.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
brian_walsh@cornyn.senate.gov
don_stewart@cornyn.senate.gov
john_drogin@cornyn.senate

Senator Larry Craig (R-ID)
Chief of Staff
mike_ware@craig.senate.gov

Legislative Director
brooke_roberts@craig.senate.gov

Senior Policy Advisor
travis_jones@craig.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
dan_whiting@craig.senate.gov

Senator Michael Crapo (R-ID)
Chief of Staff
peter_fischer@crapo.senate.gov
pete_fischer@crapo.senate.gov

Legislative Director
kenneth_flanz@crapo.senate.gov

Senior Policy Advisor
staci_lancaster@crapo.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
susan_wheeler@crapo.senate.gov

Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC)
Chief of Staff
bret_bernhardt@demint.senate.gov

Legislative Director
matt_hoskins@demint.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
wesley_denton@demint.senate.gov

Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC)
Chief of Staff
greg_gross@dole.senate.gov

Legislative Director
al_garesche@dole.senate.gov

General Counsel
ryan_meyers@dole.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
katie_norman@dole.senate.gov

Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM)
Chief of Staff
steve_bell@domenici.senate.gov

Legislative Director
edward_hild@domenici.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
chris_gallegos@domenici.senate.gov

Immigration LA
tara_shaw@domenici.senate.gov

Senator John Ensign (R-NV)
Chief of Staff
john_lopez@ensign.senate.gov

Legislative Director
pam_thiessen@ensign.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
tory_mazzola@ensign.senate.gov
jack_finn@ensign.senate.gov
don_tatro@ensign.senate.gov

Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY)
Chief of Staff
flip_mcconnaughey@enzi.senate.gov

Legislative Director
randi_reid@enzi.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
coy_knobel@enzi.senate.gov
elly_pickett@enzi.senate.gov

Immigration LA
wendy_gnehm@enzi.senate.gov

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Chief of Staff
richard_perry@lgraham.senate.gov

Legislative Director
Jennifer_olson@lgraham.senate.gov
jen_olson@lgraham.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
wes_hickman@lgraham.senate.gov
kevin_bishop@lgraham.senate.gov

Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Chief of Staff
david_young@grassley.senate.gov

Legislative Director
kolan_davis@grassley.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
jill_kozney@grassley.senate.gov
beth_pellett_levine@grassley.senate.gov

Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH)
Chief of Staff
joel_maiola@gregg.senate.gov

Legislative Director
nancy_perkins@gregg.senate.gov

General Counsel
christopher_gahan@gregg.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
erin_rath@gregg.senate.gov

Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Chief of Staff
louann_linehan@hagel.senate.gov

Legislative Director
paul_kong@hagel.senate.gov

General Counsel
steve_taylor@hagel.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
mike_buttry@hagel.senate.gov
Jordan_stark@hagel.senate.gov

Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Chief of Staff
patricia_knight@hatch.senate.gov

Legislative Director
jace_johnson@hatch.senate.gov

Deputy LD
chris_campbell@hatch.senate.gov

Counsel
bill_castle@hatch.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
peter_carr@hatch.senate.gov

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Chief of Staff
marc_short@hutchison.senate.gov

Legislative Director
matthew_acock@hutchison.senate.gov
james_christoferson@hutchison.senate.gov
Press Secretary/Communications Director
jamie_loftus@hutchison.senate.gov
geoff_embler@hutchison.senate.gov

General Counsel
beto_cardenas@hutchison.senate.gov

Senator James Inhofe (R-OK)
Chief of Staff
glenn_powell@inhofe.senate.gov

Legislative Director
aloysius_hogan@inhofe.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
ryan_thompson@inhofe.senate.gov

Immigration LA
john_bonsell@inhofe.senate.gov

Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Chief of Staff
heath_garrett@isakson.senate.gov

Legislative Counsel
glee_smith@isakson.senate.gov

Senior LA
michael_quiello@isakson.senate.gov

Senior Policy Advisor/Communications Director
joan_kirchner@isakson.senate.gov

Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Chief of Staff
tim_glazewski@kyl.senate.gov

Legislative Director
elizabeth_maier@kyl.senate.gov

Chief Counsel
stephen_higgins@judiciary.senate.gov

Judiciary Counsel
joe_matal@judiciary.senate.gov

Legislative Counsel
lucy_murfitt@kyl.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
andrew_wilder@kyl.senate.gov

Senator Trent Lott (R-MS)
Chief of Staff
bret_boyles@lott.senate.gov

Legislative Director
jim_sartucci@lott.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
susan_irby@lott.senate.gov
nick_simpson@lott.senate.gov

Legislative Counsel
hugh_gamble@lott.senate.gov

National Security Advisor
mitch_waldman@lott.senate.gov

Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)
Chief of Staff
marty_morris@lugar.senate.gov

Legislative Director
chris_geeslin@lugar.senate.gov

Deputy LD
joe_oÃƒÂƒÃ‚Â‚ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â’donnell@lugar.senate.gov

Senior LA
shellie_bressler@lugar.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
andy_fisher@lugar.senate.gov

Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL)
Chief of Staff
john_little@martinez.senate.gov

Legislative Director
michael_zehr@martinez.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
ken_lundberg@martinez.senate.gov

Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
Chief of Staff
vacant

Legislative Director
ann_begeman@mccain.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
eileen_mcmenamin@mccain.senate.gov
andrea_jones@mccain.senate.gov

Counsel
lee_dunn@mccain.senate.gov

Senior LA
chris_paul@mccain.senate.gov

Judiciary LA
joe_donoghue@mccain.senate.gov

Foreign Affairs LA
richard_fontaine@mccain.senate.gov

Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Chief of Staff
billy_piper@mcconnell.senate.gov

Legislative Director
scott_raab@mcconnell.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
robert_steurer@mcconnell.senate.gov
julie_adams@mcconnell.senate.gov

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Chief of Staff
donna_murray@murkowski.senate.gov

Legislative Director
isaac_edwards@murkowski.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
danielle_holland@murkowski.senate.gov
kristin_pugh@murkowski.senate.gov

Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Chief of Staff
jackie_cottrell@roberts.senate.gov

Legislative Director
mike_seyfert@roberts.senate.gov

Deputy LD
jennifer_swenson@roberts.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
sarah_little@roberts.senate.gov
molly_mueller@roberts.senate.gov

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Chief of Staff
rick_dearborn@sessions.senate.gov

Legislative Director
alan_hanson@sessions.senate.gov

Chief Counsel
cindy_hayden@sessions.senate.gov

Deputy Counsel
charles_campbell@sessions.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
michael_brumas@sessions.senate.gov
emily_mathis@sessions.senate.gov

Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL)
Chief of Staff
vacant

Legislative Director
laura_friedel@shelby.senate.gov

Office Manager
anne_caldwell@shelby.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
katie_boyd@shelby.senate.gov

Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR)
Chief of Staff
john_easton@gsmith.senate.gov

Legislative Director
rob_epplin@gsmith.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
rc_hammond@gsmith.senate.gov

Other Key Aides
beth_stewart@gsmith.senate.gov
dan_knezevic@gsmith.senate.gov
lori_prater@gsmith.senate.gov

Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
Chief of Staff
john_richter@snowe.senate.gov

Legislative Director
ray_krncevic@snowe.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
jake_ward@snowe.senate.gov
david_snepp@snowe.senate.gov

Senior Policy Advisor
ginny_worrest@snowe.senate.gov

Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA)
Chief of Staff
scott_hoeflich@specter.senate.gov

Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director
thomas_dower@specter.senate.gov

Legislative Counsel
seema_singh@specter.senate.gov
seema_singh@judiciary.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
vacant

Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Chief of Staff
george_lowe@stevens.senate.gov
Legislative Director
karina_waller@stevens.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
aaron_saunders@stevens.senate.gov
courtney_boone@stevens.senate.gov
steven_wackowski@stevens.senate.gov

Senator John Sununu (R-NH)
Chief of Staff
paul_collins@sununu.senate.gov

Legislative Director
mike_oÂ’rielly@sununu.senate.gov
michael_oÂ’reilly@sununu.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
barbara_riley@sununu.senate.gov

Senator Craig Thomas (R-WY)
seat is currently vacant due to Senator Thomas’ death.

Senator John Thune (R-SD)
Chief of Staff
m_zabel@thune.senate.gov
matthew_zabel@thune.senate.gov

Legislative Director
david_schwietert@thune.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
kyle_downey@thune.senate.gov
jessica_ferguson@thune.senate.gov

Senator David Vitter (R-LA)
Chief of Staff
kyle_ruckert@vitter.senate.gov

Legislative Director
tonya_newman@vitter.senate.gov

Legislative Counsel
wendy_fleming@vitter.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
joel_digrado@vitter.senate.gov
mac_abrams@vitter.senate.gov

Senator George Voinovich (R-OH)
Chief of Staff
phil_park@voinovich.senate.gov

Counsel
george_callas@voinovich.senate.gov
doug_dziak@voinovich.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
chris_paulitz@voinovich.senate.gov

Senator John Warner (R-VA)
Chief of Staff
ann_loomis@warner.senate.gov

Legislative Director
chris_yianilos@warner.senate.gov

Legislative Counsel
angela_stewart@warner.senate.gov

Senior LA
conrad_schatte@warner.senate.gov

Press Secretary/Communications Director
john_ullyot@warner.senate.gov

I called Kay Bailey’s office as a former resident of TX and the girl thanked me for calling and said she would pass on the message.

Those are my Senators making me PROUD!

DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS!!!

Go to:
http://www.numbersusa.com/index

and send them the “Thank You” fax...
It’s free.

Here are some to call:

* Alexander (R-TN) http://alexander.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home 202-228-3398 (202) 224-4944

Bennett (R-UT) http://bennett.senate.gov/contact/emailmain.html 202-228-1168 (801) 524-5933

* Cochran (R-MS) http://cochran.senate.gov/contact.htm 202-224-9450 (601) 965-4459

* Coleman (R-MN) http://coleman.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-224-1152 (612) 645-0323

* Collins (R-ME) http://collins.senate.gov 202-224-2693 (207) 945-0417

* Craig (R-ID) http://craig.senate.gov/email/ 202-228-1067 (208) 342-7985

* Domenici (R-NM) http://domenici.senate.gov/contact/contactform.cfm 202-228-3261 (505) 346-6791

Gregg (R-NH) http://gregg.senate.gov/sitepages/contact.cfm 202-224-4952 (603) 225-7115

Hatch (R-UT) http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Offices.Contact 202-224-6331 (801) 524-4380

Kyl (R-AZ) http://kyl.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-224-2207 (602) 840-1891

Lott (R-MS) http://lott.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Email 202-224-2262 (601) 965-4644

* McConnell (R-KY) http://mcconnell.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm 02-224-2499 (502) 582-6304

Murkowski (R-AK) http://murkowski.senate.gov/contact.cfm XXX (202) 224-6665

* Smith (R-OR) http://gsmith.senate.gov/webform.htm 202-228-3997 (503) 326-3386

Snowe (R-ME) http://snowe.senate.gov/contact.htm 202-224-1946 (207) 874-0883

Stevens (R-AK) http://stevens.senate.gov 202-224-6295 (804) 739-0247

* Warner (R-VA) http://warner.senate.gov/contact/contactme.cfm XXXX (202) 224-2023

>>There will be two big votes: the cloture vote, in which 60 votes are needed to invoke cloture and bring the bill to the floor, and the final vote approving the bill, which only requires a simple majority of 50 for it to pass.<<

I wish it was that simple. KBH's website says she will oppose cloture on S. 1348, but I think Kennedy and Reid are planning to push S. 1369, the other amnesty bill. They may try to pass one, and if that fails, (perhaps hoping that we will stop calling senators) bring up the other bill. They are really hell-bent to pass a bad bill. Instead of using their experience and abilities to do something worthwhile, they are trying to "accomplish something," never mind the "consent of the governed."

Your state representatives don’t have a vote on this, only the senators. Call both your senators and then call some of the ones on these lists.

“I think Kennedy and Reid are planning to push S. 1369...” All the more reason to vote against cloture. Once cloture is invoked, and the bill is on the floor, they can move to substitue 1369 for 1348. So if we can keep the bill from coming to the floor by getting enough of them to vote against cloture, it won’t matter which bill they want to push.

I don’t know why they couldn’t have separate votes for the two bills, but maybe you know more about it than I do.

We need all the NO votes we can get on both bills.

The cloture vote is the key.

A few senators may think they can vote “yes” on cloture and then vote “no” on the amnesty bill. That would be a fake no, however, because there are enough votes to pass it without them.

The cloture vote is the crucial vote. Anybody who votes for cloture needs to be voted out of office at the next election, regardless of how they vote on the bill itself.

Former Texan here (live in CA now), but I knew we could coun’t on the Lone Star State.