Posted on 01/14/2003 2:44:20 PM PST by PhiKapMom
For those of you that may not know, the DemocRATs in control of the Senate Minority led by ms. clinton (don't be fooled by anyone -- she is calling the shots) have decided not to recognize the results of the last election and are maintaining Committee Chairmanship until the Republicans give them what they want.
The Memo below from Roll Call in October laid out their plans. What the DemocRATs did not expect was a Republican controlled Senate so now they are refusing to vote on a continuing resolution to keep the Government running and thus hand over control of the Senate Committees. It is to try and force Republicans to cave into their demands or Republicans will get no Committee Chairmanships. What they want is equal funding for Committees and 50/50 shared committees which is not an option.
There is a thread running about the Senate actions today at:
EVERYONE SHOULD BE WATCHING C-SPAN2
Right now we have 11 newly elected Senators that do not have Committee assignments because of this DemocRAT Obstructionist tactic.
Call your DemocRAT Senators (you have my sympathy) and let them know as a taxpayer you will not tolerate this stunt of theirs to withhold Committee Chairmanships from Republicans. Remind them that there are 11 new Senators without Committees and you are holding them responsible for this attempt on the part of the DemocRATs to hijack the Senate!
If you have Republican Senators, call them and tell them to keep up the fight and that we are behind them 100%!
Please call your Senators now. If you would like their phone numbers, you can find them at:
Thanks!
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