Posted on 02/09/2009 1:56:18 PM PST by Gopher Broke
Per email from Americans for Prosperity:
Were coming down to the wire on this Pelosi/Reid/Obama trillion dollar spending bill and I'm asking you to join me at a rally in Richmond tomorrow to put pressure on our two Virginia senators -- Mark Warner and Jim Webb.
And beyond just putting pressure on these two senators to vote NO, by attending the rally you'll send a message to the media in attendance that there is a strong, energized grassroots movement rallying against the big government, pork barrel politics in Washington, DC.
Here are the details on the NoStimulus event:
When: Tomorrow, Tuesday February 10, 2:00pm EST
Where: Richmond, Virginia on the grounds of the historic State Capitol (next to belltower, to be exact)
Address: 9th St and Grace St, Richmond, VA
Parking: Plenty of parking is available within a block of the State Capitol grounds
For more info: Call our national Americans for Prosperity offices at 202-349-5880 or reply back to this email.
Please email me at tphillips@afp-mail.com to let me know you can attend.
Thank you for signing the NoStimulus.com petition and getting involved! If at all possible, please consider joining us in Richmond for this important event. I know it's a sacrifice but having you at the event will mean a lot to the effort to defeat this legislation.
As youve probably seen, President Obama has hit the road with a series of campaign-style events to push the Pelosi-Reid-Obama debt and spending bill. Taxpayers like you and me need to fire back not just in Washington, DC, but all over the nation with big crowds who will stand up and say NO to this trillion-dollar scam!
So many folks on the Big Government side have claimed victory in this battle after last Fridays wheeling and dealing in the Senate. They claim their so-called compromise will bring real savings -- but the Senate version cost $827 billion -- a full $8 billion higher than Nancy Pelosis bill passed by the House. The only thing theyve compromised is your familys economic wellbeing.
Here is the likely schedule of events for this week in Washington. Starting at noon today the Senate began debating the so-called Nelson-Collins amendment. At 5:30 P.M. today, a vote on whether or not to allow a final vote on this legislation is scheduled and we need 40 senators to vote NO.
If we lose this vote, then a final Senate vote on Nelson-Collins is expected for noon on Tuesday. Once again, we will need 40 senators to vote NO. If we lose this vote, then the battle is still not over because the Senate and House bills will have to go to conference to work out differences in the two bills. We will have a chance to defeat the legislation at this point--more on that later this week if we lose the Senate votes.
But first things first. Please try to join us in Richmond tomorrow. Ask your friends and family to attend -- even if you cannot!
They think we're going to give up and stop fighting back. But you and I know better.
Sincerely,
Tim Phillips President, Americans for Prosperity
P.S. We've now broken 100,000 petition signers at NoStimulus.com so thank you for your hard work. This morning I appeared live on FOX News and told millions of Americans about the grassroots army that you are part of as we work to stop this Pelosi/Reid/Obama trillion dollar spending binge. Click here to view the FOX News interview.
Richmond Freeper Ping!
Headline could be better - some might take it to mean there is no stimulus rally tomorrow...
Richmond Ping.
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