First....thanks for all of the work you do, on the Hill, to fight amnesty.
I’m going to send an email out to everyone I know with the toll free Capitol Switchboard number, that NumbersUSA is providing (855-827-2353). I’d also like to give a short, concise talking point.
Do you have any suggestions (other than “NO AMNESTY! NO FUNDING!)...I’d especially like to include the bill(s) TO vote FOR and/or what Sen Sessions and Cruz are backing.
Thanks!
On Thursday morning, House Leadership was confident that its emergency supplemental border surge bill would pass that afternoon.
But your relentless phone calls bogged down the Capitol Switchboard and convinced enough House Reps. to vote no, forcing Leadership to delay the vote!
Since my email last night, we're now hearing through our Capitol Hill sources that Leadership may allow a change in the language that modifies the 2008 anti-trafficking law and include Rep. Marsha Blackburn's (R -Tenn.) original bill that would defund DACA. If both of these changes are made, it would be a good bill.
Here's the toll-free number to the Capitol Switchboard:
855-827-2353
Here is your talking point:
Please ensure that the border surge supplemental includes Rep. B lackburn's original bill to defund DACA and Reps. Carter and Aderholt's bill that modifies the 2008 Wilberforce law. Unless both of these changes are made to the final bill, please oppose it.
They are debating the amended bill now on C-SPAN. If the changes urged by Steve King are included in the amended bill, it should be supported. Steve said on Greta's show last night that based on the meeting he had to discuss the bill, he is fairly confident that the changes will be made and the bill will be passed. We shall see.