I Just Contacted my Senators

personal | September 26, 2013 | Grady Scott

[true believer forever]

MAKE DC LISTEN: TELL YOUR SENATORS TO OPPOSE CLOTURE ON H.J. RES 59

Oppose cloture on H. J. Res. 59, so that Harry Reid and Senate Democrats cannot sneak in funding for Obamacare.

Call your Senators right now: tell them to oppose cloture on H.J. Res 59 and remind them that a vote for cloture IS a for funding Obamacare.

AND REMIND THEM YOU ARE WATCHING...

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VOTING WITH REID:  Burr, McConnell, Cornyn, McLame, Graham, Boozman, Coburn.

WAVERING:

KY Rand Paul R (202) 224-4343

WI Ron Johnson R (202) 224-5323

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Here are your Cribbies for talking to others (TTO)

In simple terms:  If you vote FOR cloture, Reid can't insert an amendment to fund obamacare.  The bill goes to the House, keeps the defund part.  Got that?  (because I really don't)

Tell your senators to vote NO on cloture. 

Cruz said Reid wants to use "brute political power to force Obamacare funding through with just Democrats" like he passed Obamacare three  years ago. 

"If the majority is going to run the minority over with a train, the minority has the ability to stop them," Cruz said.

"A vote for cloture is a vote for Obamacare." 

Cruz insisted that since it takes 60 votes to get cloture to stop Reid from inserting an amendment to fund Obamacare, Republicans can unite to deny "cloture when the Majority Leader is abusing power." That, Cruz said, would be supporting House Republicans and the House bill because a cloture vote would allow Reid to ultimately change the House's bill by adding Obamacare funding to it.

A VOTE FOR CLOSURE IS A VOTE FOR FUNDING OBAMACARE. .. starting today you have a year to engineer ways to make sure people understand this... WITH EMPHASIS ON THE ACUTE HERE AND NOW.

"If Senate Republicans stand together, we can stop Harry Reid from doing this," Cruz said.  Cruz also said if Reid succeeds in adding Obamacare funding because other Senate Republicans vote for cloture, the House has to again lead and stay strong to defund Obamacare since the House is the only body where Republicans have a majority. If that happens, Cruz said Senate Democrats in red states--like Sens. Mark Pryor (D-AK) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA)--can then be targeted to defund the bill that is harming Americans, especially working class Americans who are losing health insurance and seeing their premiums rise.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/09/22/Cruz-to-Senate-GOP-A-Vote-for-Cloture-Is-a-Vote-for-Obamacare

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EXPLAIN THIS TO AS MONEY OTHERS YOU KNOW WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND.   Then give them list and link with numbers...

                                              TARGET LIST  1

UT Orrin G. Hatch R (202) 224-5251
TX John Cornyn R (202) 224-2934
TN Lamar Alexander R (202) 224-4944
SD John Thune R (202) 224-2321
SC Lindsey Graham R (202) 224-5972
OK Tom Coburn R (202) 224-5754
MO Roy Blunt R (202) 224-5721
KY Mitch McConnell R (202) 224-2541
IN Daniel Coats R (202) 224-5623
AZ John McCain R (202) 224-2235

KY Rand Paul R (202) 224-4343

???? AR John Boozman R (202) 224-4843

HEAD START: If that happens, Cruz said Senate Democrats in red states--like Sens. Mark Pryor (D-AK) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA)--can then be targeted to defund the bill that is harming Americans, especially working class Americans who are losing health insurance and seeing their premiums rise.

LA Mary L. Landrieu D (202) 224-5824

AR Mark Pryor (202) 224-2353

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State Senator Party Phone

AK Mark Begich D (202) 224-3004
AK Lisa Murkowski R (202) 224-6665
AL Jeff Sessions R (202) 224-4124
AL Richard C. Shelby R (202) 224-5744
AR John Boozman R (202) 224-4843
AZ John McCain R (202) 224-2235
CA Barbara Boxer D (202) 224-3553
CA Dianne Feinstein D (202) 224-3841
CO Michael F. Bennet D (202) 224-5852
CO Mark Udall D (202) 224-5941
CT Richard Blumenthal D (202) 224-2823
CT Christopher Murphy D (202) 224-4041
DE Thomas R. Carper D (202) 224-2441
DE Christopher A. Coons D (202) 224-5042
FL Bill Nelson D (202) 224-5274
FL Marco Rubio R (202) 224-3041
GA Saxby Chambliss R (202) 224-3521
GA Johnny Isakson R (202) 224-3643
HI Mazie K. Hirono D (202) 224-6361
HI Brian Schatz D (202) 224-3934
IA Chuck Grassley R (202) 224-3744
IA Tom Harkin D (202) 224-3254
ID Mike Crapo R (202) 224-6142
ID James E. Risch R (202) 224-2752
IL Richard J. Durbin D (202) 224-2152
IL Mark Kirk R (202) 224-2854
IN Daniel Coats R (202) 224-5623
IN Joe Donnelly D (202) 224-4814
KS Jerry Moran R (202) 224-6521
KS Pat Roberts R (202) 224-4774
KY Mitch McConnell R (202) 224-2541
KY Rand Paul R (202) 224-4343
LA Mary L. Landrieu D (202) 224-5824
LA David Vitter R (202) 224-4623
MA Edward Markey D (202) 224-2742
MA Elizabeth Warren D (202) 224-4543
MD Benjamin L. Cardin D (202) 224-4524
MD Barbara A. Mikulski D (202) 224-4654
ME Susan M. Collins R (202) 224-2523
ME Angus S. King I (202) 224-5344
MI Carl Levin D (202) 224-6221
MI Debbie Stabenow D (202) 224-4822
MN Al Franken D (202) 224-5641
MN Amy Klobuchar D (202) 224-3244
MO Roy Blunt R (202) 224-5721
MO Claire McCaskill D (202) 224-6154
MS Thad Cochran R (202) 224-5054
MS Roger F. Wicker R (202) 224-6253
MT Max Baucus D (202) 224-2651
MT Jon Tester D (202) 224-2644
NC Richard Burr R (202) 224-3154
NC Kay R. Hagan D (202) 224-6342
ND Heidi Heitkamp D (202) 224-2043
ND John Hoeven R (202) 224-2551
NE Deb Fischer R (202) 224-6551
NE Mike Johanns R (202) 224-4224
NH Kelly Ayotte R (202) 224-3324
NH Jeanne Shaheen D (202) 224-2841
NJ Jeff Chiesa R (202) 224-3224
NJ Robert Menendez D (202) 224-4744
NM Martin Heinrich D (202) 224-5521
NM Tom Udall D (202) 224-6621
NV Dean Heller R (202) 224-6244
NV Harry Reid D (202) 224-3542
NY Kirsten E. Gillibrand D (202) 224-4451
NY Charles E. Schumer D (202) 224-6542
OH Sherrod Brown D (202) 224-2315
OH Rob Portman R (202) 224-3353
OK Tom Coburn R (202) 224-5754
OK James M. Inhofe R (202) 224-4721
OR Jeff Merkley D (202) 224-3753
OR Ron Wyden D (202) 224-5244
PA Robert P. Casey D (202) 224-6324
PA Patrick J. Toomey R (202) 224-4254
RI Jack Reed D (202) 224-4642
RI Sheldon Whitehouse D (202) 224-2921
SC Lindsey Graham R (202) 224-5972
SC Tim Scott R (202) 224-6121
SD Tim Johnson D (202) 224-5842
SD John Thune R (202) 224-2321
TN Lamar Alexander R (202) 224-4944
TN Bob Corker R (202) 224-3344
TX John Cornyn R (202) 224-2934
UT Orrin G. Hatch R (202) 224-5251
UT Mike Lee R (202) 224-5444
VA Tim Kaine D (202) 224-4024
VA Mark R. Warner D (202) 224-2023
VT Patrick J. Leahy D (202) 224-4242
VT Bernard Sanders I (202) 224-5141
WA Maria Cantwell D (202) 224-3441
WA Patty Murray D (202) 224-2621
WI Tammy Baldwin D (202) 224-5653
WV Joe Manchin D (202) 224-3954
WV John D. Rockefeller D (202) 224-6472
WY John Barrasso R (202) 224-6441
WY Michael B. Enzi R (202) 224-3424

http://www.contactsenators.com/

NOTABLE QUOTES

Now that we have your attention, you sorry US Senators, keep in mind that we will replace you with those who will gladly correct your errors - - - .

So, scrub and clean by 2014 !

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick ————— 

~ Graewolf

The problem now is that the Rinos are invested in Cruz losing. Otherwise, their criticism of his tactics looks like defeatism and makes them look like losers, while Cruz becomes the victorious hero. Can’t have that.   ~ Defiant

Cruz has been urging his colleagues to vote against cloture on the bill that keeps the government running and defunds Obamacare, even though the measure is exactly what he's long demanded.

Why? Because he wants to prevent Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) from stripping out the defund provision and passing a new continuing resolution that restores funding for the health-care law with a simple majority. Under Senate rules, Reid can do that. 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/09/24/club-for-growth-sticks-by-ted-cruz-on-obamacare-will-score-cloture-vote/

Lee: GOP Has the Votes to Stop Funding Obamacare

Opposing cloture to end debate is one of the few tools the minority has in the Senate to prevent the majority from imposing its partisan will on the American people or using procedural tricks to limit the minority’s rights. Republicans have defended their rights against Sen. Harry Reid’s procedural tricks several times in the past. For example, in 2011, Republicans used 44 votes to block ending debate on the Small Business Innovation Research Act, and 51 votes to prevent ending debate on the Public Works and Economic Development Reauthorization Act (4 Democrats voted with a united Republican caucus). In 2012, Republicans gathered 42 votes to oppose ending debate on the Highway Bill.

Read more: href="http://www.kcsg.com/view/full_story/23694831/article-Lee--GOP-Has-the-Votes-to-Stop-Funding-Obamacare?instance=more_local_news1#ixzz2g1jgvjhK">KCSG Television - Lee GOP Has the Votes to Stop Funding Obamacare

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