Napolitano Blows Off Dead Patrol Border Agent's Family's Concerns

Hundreds Attend Funeral Service for Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry: MyFoxDETROIT.com

The audacity and arrogance of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is astounding when she not only blows off the concerns of the recently murdered Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, but "scolds" reporters for daring to confront her with those concerns of his father, mother and stepmother.

The family of agent Brian Terry had complained that Napolitano had offered them "empty words" when she called to express her condolences. Terry's father, Kent Terry, in an interview with ABC affiliate KGUN, said he told Napolitano to "wake your man up in the White House," to which she replied that he's done more in two years than any president.

Had the Obama administration put as much money and effort into placing more people on the borders to secure them and less on his desire to pass the amnesty DREAM Act, perhaps Agent Terry's family would not be mourning.

After being told the concerns came from his father, mother and stepmother, she continued: "Listen, we are here today, the commissioner is here today, the chief of the Border Patrol is here today and we are here and his comrades are here with the family, who said other things to me by the way, so I really don't think it appropriate for the media to try to pick this as a fight," she said. "This is a moment to remember a fallen agent."

So, when reporters dare question Napolitano, quoting family members themselves, she accuses the media of picking a fight? She should remember that fallen agent's family are the ones confronting her via the media. Then explain why more is not being done to secure the border before anything else, especially trying to push Congress to offer amnesty to those here illegally.

Terry's death falls right on the shoulders of Obama, Napolitano and Congress for not assuring more bodies on the border to secure it.

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Cloture On DREAM Act Fails In The Senate 55-41

The Senate vote for cloture on the DREAM Act failed today with a vote of 55 to 41. Harry Reid needed 60 votes to invoke cloture. (Will supply roll call when it becomes available) ROLL CALL will be listed at this URL in approximately one hour)

Harry Reid filed for cloture, late Thursday night after pulling the omnibus spending bill, on DADT repeal and the DREAM Act, both pieces of legislation which both passed the Democratically controlled House of Representatives, and set the vote for both for today.

It is officially called The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, yet the age cap is 29 years old and would give amnesty to individuals that were brought into the United States illegally if they meet certain conditions, such as;

Graduating from high school or receiving a GED;
Has been determined to be a person of “good moral character,” as determined by the Department of Homeland Security, from the date the individual initially entered the U.S.;
Submits biometric information;
Registers for the Selective Service;
Undergoes security and law-enforcement background checks and a medical examination.

News reports are just starting to come out. USA Today here. MSNBC here. NYT here, The Politico.



Next up is DADT repeal which there is a good chance will pass.

[Update]Cloture on DADT agreed to 63 to 33

(Linkage has been added to this post as the media reports have come out)

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Contact Info From NumbersUSA To Defeat DREAM Act In The Senate

From NumbersUSA:

Friday Update: DREAM Act Vote on Saturday

Sen. Reid's change of plans was announced suddenly Thursday evening.

Does that mean he thinks he has the 60 votes to pass this amnesty? Not necessarily. Our NumbersUSA whip count says he doesn't have the votes. But votes could change over the next 24 hours under the barrage of last-minute personal appeals from poster-child illegal-alien students and groups of local clergy all saying the amnesty is a moral requirement. Pres. Obama put out an appeal for clergy to help him round up the last votes needed.

So, the moment of truth is upon every one of us. Will we rise to the occasion and help our allies in the Senate defeat this amnesty?

Your most important phone calls are to your own two Senators.

Following are the lists that show the kinds of calls each Senator needs to get.

TOP PRIORITY: Encourage These 12 Senators To Stick With Leanings or Pledges To Vote NO

This is the group that we HAVE to win. Fortunately, they are all leaning toward voting NO and their staff may even be saying they probably will vote NO. But our allies in the Senate don't feel absolutely sure of these votes. The dozen Senators are under enormous lobbying pressure intended to make them feel inhumane if they vote NO.

Give them quick phone calls to thank them for their intention to vote NO on the DREAM Act amnesty. And note that a key reason they are right is that DREAM provides zero enforcement to stop future millions of illegal workers from coming and taking jobs from hard-pressed Americans.

Florida
George LeMieux (R)
Washington, DC ph: 202-224-3041 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 205100001
Coral Gables, FL ph: 305-418-8553 adr: 8669 NW 36th St.,, Coral Gables, FL 33166
Jacksonville, FL ph: 904-398-8586 adr: 1650 Prudential Drive,, Jacksonville, FL 32207
Pensacola, FL ph: 850-433-2603 adr: 1 N. Palafox St., Pensacola, FL 32502
Tampa, FL ph: 813-977-6450 adr: 3802 Spectrum Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612

Kansas
Sam Brownback (R)
Washington, DC ph: 202-224-6521 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 205100001
Topeka, KS ph: 785-233-2503 adr: 612 S. Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS 66603
Garden City, KS ph: 620-275-1124 adr: 811 North Main St., Garden City, KS 67846
Overland Park, KS ph: 913-492-6378 adr: 11111 West 95th - Suite 245, Overland Park, KS 66214
Wichita, KS ph: 316-264-8066 adr: 245 N. Waco, Wichita, KS 67202
Pittsburgh, KS ph: 620-231-6040 adr: 1001-C N. Broadway, Pittsburgh, KS 66762

MAINE

Susan Collins (R)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-2523 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Augusta: ph: 207-622-8414 adr: 68 Seawall Street, Augusta, ME 04330
Bangor: ph: 207-945-0417 adr: 202 Harlow Street - Room 204, Bangor, ME 04401
Biddeford: ph: 207-283-1101 adr: 160 Main Street, Biddeford, ME 04005
Caribou: ph: 207-493-7873 adr: 25 Sweden Street - Suite A, Caribou, ME 04736
Lewiston: ph: 207-784-6969 adr: 11 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, ME 04240
Portland: ph: 207-780-3575 adr: 1 City Center, Portland, ME 04101

Olympia Snowe (R)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-5344 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Auburn: ph: 207-786-2451 adr: Two Great Falls Plaza, Auburn, ME 04210
Augusta: ph: 207-622-8292 adr: 68 Sewall Street - Suite 101C, Augusta, ME 04330
Bangor: ph: 207-945-0432 adr: 1 Cumberland Place, Bangor, ME 04401
Biddeford: ph: 207-282-4144 adr: 231 Main Street, Suite 2, Biddeford, ME 04005
Lewiston: ph: 207-784-6969 adr: 11 Lisbon Street, Lewiston, ME 04240
Portland: ph: 207-874-0883 adr: 3 Canal Plaza - Suite 601, Portland, ME 04112
Presque Isle: ph: 207-764-5124 adr: 169 Academy Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769

MONTANA

Max Baucus (D)
Washington, DC ph: 202-224-2651 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Billings: ph: 406-657-6790 adr: 202 Fratt Building, Billings, MT 59101
Bozeman: ph: 406-586-6104 adr: Federal Building, Bozeman, MT 59715
Butte: ph: 406-782-8700 adr: Silver Bow Center, Butte, MT 59701
Great Falls: ph: 406-761-1574 adr: 18 5th Street South, Great Falls, MT 59401
Helena: ph: 406-449-5480 adr: 225 Cruse Avenue - Suite D, Helena, MT 59601
Missoula: ph: 406-329-3123 adr: 211 North Higgins - Room 102, Missoula, MT 59802

Jon Tester (D)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-2644 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 205100001
Billings: ph: 406-252-0550 adr: 222 North 32nd Street, Billings, MT 59101
Helena: ph: 406-449-5401 adr: 208 North Montana Avenue, Helena, MT 59601
Missoula, MT ph: 406-728-3003 adr: 116 West Front Street, Missoula, MT 59802
Butte, MT ph: 406-723-3277 adr: 125 West Granite, Butte, MT 59701
Great Falls, MT ph: 406-452-9585 adr: 321 First Avenue North, Great Falls, MT 59401
Kalispell, MT ph: 406-257-3360 adr: 1845 Highway 93 South, Kalispell, MT 59901

NORTH CAROLINA
Kay Hagan (D)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-6342 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Greensboro: ph: 336-333-5311 adr: 701 Green Valley Rd, Greensboro, NC 27408
Raleigh: ph: 919-856-4630 adr: 310 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27601

NORTH DAKOTA
Kent Conrad (D)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-2043 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Bismarck: ph: 701-258-4648 adr: Federal Building, Bismarck, ND 58501
Fargo: ph: 701-232-8030 adr: Federal Building, Fargo, ND 58102
Grand Forks: ph: 701-775-9601 adr: Federal Building, Grand Forks, ND 58203
Minot: ph: 701-852-0703 adr: 100 First Street SW, Suite 105, Minot, ND 58701

OHIO
George Voinovich (R)
Washington, DC ph: 202-224-3353 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 205100001
Nelsonville, OH ph: 740-441-6410 adr: 78 West Washington Street, Nelsonville, OH 45764
Columbus, OH ph: 614-469-6697 adr: 37 West Broad Street - Room 310, Columbus, OH 43215
Toledo, OH ph: 419-259-3895 adr: 420 Madison Avenue - Room 1210, Toledo, OH 43604
Cincinnati, OH ph: 513-684-3265 adr: 36 East 7th Street - Room 2615, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Cleveland, OH ph: 216-522-7095 adr: 1240 East 9th Street - Suite 2955, Cleveland, OH 44199

TEXAS
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)
Washington, DC ph: 202-224-5922 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 205100001
Harlingen, TX ph: 956-412-1468 adr: 222 East Van Buren Street, Harlingen, TX 78550
Dallas, TX ph: 214-361-3500 adr: 10440 North Central Expressway - Suite 1160, LB 606, Dallas, TX 75231
Houston, TX ph: 713-653-3456 adr: 1919 Smith Street - Suite 800, Houston, TX 77002
Austin, TX ph: 512-916-5834 adr: Federal Building, Austin, TX 78701
San Antonio, TX ph: 210-340-2885 adr: 145 Duncan Drive, San Antonio, TX 78226
Abilene, TX ph: 325-676-2839 adr: 500 Chestnut Street - Suite 1570, Abilene, TX 79602

WEST VIRGINIA
Joe Manchin (D)
Washington, DC
ph: 202-224-3954 adr: 311 Hart Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Judd Gregg (R)
Washington, DC ph: 202-224-3324 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 205100001
Berlin, AL ph: 603-752-2604 adr: 60 Pleasant Street, Berlin, AL 03570
Portsmouth, NH ph: 603-431-2171 adr: 16 Pease Blvd., Portsmouth, NH 03801
Manchester, NH ph: 603-622-7979 adr: 41 Hooksett Street, Manchester, NH 03104
Concord, NH ph: 603-225-7115 adr: 125 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301

2nd PRIORITY: Pound These Senators Up For Re-Election in 2012 Who Are Leaning YES on Amnesty

There is no logical political reason for these Senators to vote YES on amnesty . . . if the people of their states know what they are doing. All three of these have good tendencies in our direction on amnesty in the past. But they are acting like this amnesty is somehow different.

Your job with these Senators is to persuade their staffs that voting for an amnesty without any enforcement will definitely be a key issue in the 2012 elections during what all experts predict will be continuing high unemployment for U.S. workers.

All three of these are Democrats in states that swung heavily Republican in last month's elections. A vote for amnesty might look like political suicide.

MICHIGAN
Debbie Stabenow (D)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-4822 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Detroit: ph: 313-961-4330 adr: 243 West Congress, Detroit, MI 48226
East Lansing: ph: 517-203-1760 adr: 221 W Lake Lansing Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823
Flint: ph: 810-720-4172 adr: 2503 South Linden Road, Flint, MI 48532
Grand Rapids: ph: 616-975-0052 adr: 3230 Broadmoor Street, Grand Rapids, MI 49512
Marquette: ph: 906-228-8756 adr: 1901 West Ridge, Marquette, MI 49855
Traverse City: ph: 231-929-1031 adr: 3335 South Airport Road W, Traverse City, MI 49684

MISSOURI
Claire McCaskill (D)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-6154 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Cape Girardeau: ph: 573-651-0964 adr: 555 Independence Ave., Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
Columbia: ph: 573-442-7130 adr: 915 East Ash Street, Columbia, MO 65201
Kansas City: ph: 816-421-1639 adr: 4141 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO 64111
Springfield: ph: 417-868-8745 adr: 324 Park Central West, Springfield, MO 65806
St. Louis: ph: 314-367-1364 adr: 5850 A Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63112

VIRGINIA
Jim Webb (D)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-4024 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Falls Church: ph: 703-573-7090 adr: 7309 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, VA 22042
Richmond: ph: 804-771-2221 adr: 507 East Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Roanoke: ph: 540-772-4236 adr: 3140 Chaparral Drive, Roanoke, VA 24018
Virginia Beach: ph: 757-518-1674 adr: 222 Central Park Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23462

3rd PRIORITY: These 3 Senators Do NOT Face 2012 Re-Election But Are On The Fence And Leaning YES

All three of these have voted with us against amnesty in the past.

Tell their staffs that you don't understand how the Senator could oppose "comprehensive immigration reform" in the past when amnesty and enforcement were wrapped together, but now they are willing to pass an amnesty with NO enforcement.

ALASKA
Lisa Murkowski (R)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-6665 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Anchorage: ph: 877-829-6030 adr: 510 L Street, Anchorage, AK 99501
Fairbanks: ph: 907-456-0233 adr: 101 12th Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Juneau: ph: 907-586-7400 adr: 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99802
Kenai: ph: 907-283-5808 adr: 130 Trading Bay Road, Kenai, AK 99611
Ketchikan: ph: 907-283-5208 adr: 540 Water Street, Ketchikan, AK 99901
Wasilla: ph: 907-376-7665 adr: 851 East Westpoint Drive, Wasilla, AK 99654

LOUISIANA
Mary Landrieu (D)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-5824 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Baton Rouge: ph: 225-389-0395 adr: U.S. Postal Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Lake Charles: ph: 337-436-6650 adr: One Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, LA 70629
New Orleans: ph: 504-589-2427 adr: Hale Boggs Federal Bldg, New Orleans, LA 70130
Shreveport: ph: 318-676-3085 adr: U.S. Courthouse, Shreveport, LA 71101

NORTH DAKOTA
Byron Dorgan (D and retiring)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-2551 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Bismarck: ph: 701-250-4618 adr: Federal Building, Bismarck, ND 58501
Fargo: ph: 701-239-5389 adr: 112 Roberts Street, Fargo, ND 58102
Grand Forks: ph: 701-746-9126 adr: 102 North 4th St, #108, Grand Forks, ND 58201
Minot: ph: 701-852-0703 adr: 100 First Street South West, Suite 105, Minot, ND 58701

4th PRIORITY: These 6 Senators Lean Strongly YES On Amnesty But Will Have To Face Voters In 2012

Most of these Democrats have had very little interest in hearing from us in the past.

But after last month's cataclysmic results, these Senators find themselves in states where they could have a really competitive race in 2012. Thanks to all of you who phoned them today. Now, we need another round of calls telling them how much an amnesty vote Saturday will be like an albatross around their necks during the 2012 campaigns.

CONNECTICUT
Joseph Lieberman (D)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-4041 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Hartford: ph: 860-549-8463 adr: One Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT 06103

FLORIDA
Bill Nelson (D)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-5274 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Coral Gables: ph: 305-536-5999 adr: 2925 Salzedo Street, Coral Gables, FL 33134
Davie: ph: 954-693-4851 adr: 3416 South University Drive, Davie, FL 33328
Fort Myers: ph: 239-334-7760 adr: 2000 Main Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901
Jacksonville: ph: 904-346-4500 adr: 1301 Riverplace Boulevard, Jacksonville , FL 32207
Orlando: ph: 407-872-7161 adr: 225 East Robinson Street, Orlando, FL 32801
Tallahassee: ph: 850-942-8415 adr: U.S. Courthouse Annex, Tallahassee, FL 32301
West Palm Beach: ph: 561-514-0189 adr: 500 Australian Ave, West Palm Bch, FL 33401

MINNESOTA
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-3244 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Minneapolis: ph: 612-727-5220 adr: 1200 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Moorhead: ph: 218-287-2219 adr: 121 4th Street South, Moorhead, MN 56560
Rochester: ph: 507-288-5321 adr: 1134 7th Street NW, Rochester, MN 55901
Virginia: ph: 218-741-9690 adr: 820 9th Street North, Virginia, MN 55792

NEW MEXICO
Jeff Bingaman (D)
Washington, DC ph: 202-224-5521 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Albuquerque: ph: 505-346-6601 adr: 625 Silver Ave SW, #130, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Las Cruces: ph: 575-523-6561 adr: Loretto Town Centre, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Las Vegas: ph: 505-454-8824 adr: 118 Bridge Street - Suite 3, Las Vegas, NM 87701
Roswell: ph: 575-622-7113 adr: 105 West Third Street - Suite 409, Roswell, NM 88201
Santa Fe: ph: 505-988-6647 adr: 119 East Marcy - Suite 101, Santa Fe, NM 87501

OHIO
Sherrod Brown (D)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-2315 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Cincinnati: ph: 513-684-1021 adr: 425 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Cleveland: ph: 216-522-7272 adr: 1301 East Ninth St., Cleveland, OH 44114
Columbus: ph: 614-469-2083 adr: 200 N High St., Columbus, OH 43215
Lorain: ph: 440-242-4100 adr: 205 West 20th St., Lorain, OH 44052

WASHINGTON
Maria Cantwell (D)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-3441 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Everett: ph: 888-648-7328 adr: 2930 Wetmore Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
Richland: ph: 509-946-8106 adr: 825 Jadwin Avenue, Richland, WA 99352
Seattle: ph: 206-220-6400 adr: 915 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98174
Spokane: ph: 509-353-2507 adr: U.S. Federal Courthouse, Spokane, WA 99201
Tacoma: ph: 253-572-2281 adr: 950 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402
Vancouver: ph: 360-696-7838 adr: 1313 Officers Row, Vancouver, WA 98661

WISCONSIN
Herb Kohl (D)
Washington, DC: ph: 202-224-5653 adr: U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510
Appleton: ph: 920-738-1640 adr: 4321 West College Ave., Appleton, WI 54914
Eau Claire: ph: 715-832-8424 adr: 402 Graham Ave, #206, Eau Claire, WI 54701
LaCrosse: ph: 608-796-0045 adr: 425 State Street - Suite 202, LaCrosse, WI 54601
Madison: ph: 608-264-5338 adr: 14 West Muffin Street - Suite 312, Madison, WI 53703
Milwaukee: ph: 414-297-4451 adr: 310 W Wisconsin Ave - #950, Milwaukee, WI 53203

Friends, you will need to start phoning as soon as you finish reading this. And your phone calls will be good all day.

Very few Senate offices are likely to keep their phones open Friday evening or Saturday morning. So, you need to make the calls before this evening.

ROY BECK is CEO and Founder of NumbersUSA

NumbersUSA's blogs are copyrighted and may be republished or reposted only if they are copied in their entirety, including this paragraph, and provide proper credit to NumbersUSA. NumbersUSA bears no responsibility for where our blogs may be republished or reposted.

Start dialing folks.

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Call To Action- Senate DREAM Act Cloture Vote Today- Rep And Dem Contact Info

BUMPED TO TOP- Senate vote has been postponed until after House votes... make your calls folks.

Harry Reid will once again be bringing the DREAM Act Amnesty for Illegals up for a cloture vote today, 4 PM eastern according to Michelle Malkin, who once again lists the names and contact numbers for Republicans that might be "fence sitters".

SEN. JOHN MCCAIN 202-224-2235; 480-897-6289

SEN. OLYMPIA SNOWE 202-224-5344; 207-874-0883

SEN. LISA MURKOWSKI 202-224-6665; 907-271-3735

SEN. SUSAN COLLINS 202-224-2523; 207-945-0417

SEN. SAM BROWNBACK 202-224-6521; 785-233-2503

Let me add the numbers and contact information of the 23 Democratic Senators that will be up for reelection in 2012, that need to be reminded of what happened during midterms when Republicans gained six seats in the Senate.

From a previous post:

Daniel Akaka, Hawaii:

141 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6361
Web Form: akaka.senate.gov/email-senator-akaka.cfm


Jeff Bingaman, New Mexico.

703 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5521
Web Form: bingaman.senate.gov/contact/

Sherrod Brown, Ohio.

713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2315
Web Form: brown.senate.gov/contact/


Joe Manchin, West Virginia.

1 RUSSELL COURTYARD WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3954

Maria Cantwell, Washington

511 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3441
Web Form: cantwell.senate.gov/contact/


Benjamin Cardin, Maryland

509 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4524
Web Form: cardin.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm


Thomas Carper, Delaware.

513 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2441
Web Form: carper.senate.gov/contact/


Robert Casey, Jr., Pennsylvania

393 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6324
Web Form: casey.senate.gov/contact/


Kent Conrad, North Dakota

530 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2043
Web Form: conrad.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm


Diane Feinstein, California

331 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3841
Web Form: http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe


Kirsten Gillibrand, New York.

478 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4451
Web Form: gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/

Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota.

302 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3244
Web Form: klobuchar.senate.gov/emailamy.cfm

Herb Kohl, Wisconsin.

330 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5653
Web Form: kohl.senate.gov/contact.cfm


Claire McCaskill, Missouri

717 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6154
Web Form: mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=contact


Robert Menendez, New Jersey.

528 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4744
Web Form: menendez.senate.gov/contact/


Ben Nelson, Nebraska.

716 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5274
Web Form: billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm

Bill Nelson, Florida.

720 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6551
Web Form: bennelson.senate.gov/contact-me.cfm


Debbie Stabenow, Michigan.

133 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4822
Web Form: stabenow.senate.gov/email.cfm

Jon Tester, Montana.

724 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2644
Web Form: tester.senate.gov/Contact/index.cfm

Jim Webb, Virginia.

248 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4024
Web Form: webb.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island

502 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2921
Web Form: whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/

Barack Obama is also up for reelection in 2012.

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Phone Numbers

Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461

Web Form: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

Make you voices heard, loud and clear. Let all these folks know that as we remembered on November 2, 2010, midterms, we will also remember in November of 2012.

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Democrats Can Say Goodbye To DREAM Act In Lame Duck Session

Harry Reid and far left Democratic politicians are planning to schedule a vote on one or all of the five different versions of DREAM Act that have been floated during the lame duck session of Congress and the GOP is standing firm against pushing through the rest of the Democratic agenda before newly elected Senators are seated and the House turns over control to the GOP in January after voters swamped the polls and stripped control from Nancy Pelosi and Democrats.

It is not only the Senate GOP that is refusing to cooperate with Harry Reid in the Senate though, centrist Democrats and Democrats who are up for reelection are not exactly thrilled with jumping off the cliff as Reid would like them to.

The Hill Reports "Short goodnight expected for the DREAM Act during lame duck."

Even as Democrats in both chambers prepare to consider the measure this week, Republicans and centrist Democrats are already lining up to shoot it down.

The climb is particularly steep in the Senate, where Republicans will filibuster the hot-button bill, and even former sponsors now stand in opposition.

Sen. Orrin Hatch, for instance, was the lead sponsor of the original DREAM Act when it emerged nine years ago. But already facing pressure from conservatives surrounding his 2012 reelection bid, the six-term Utah Republican is "sprinting to the right" away from the proposal, according to Frank Sharry, executive director of America's Voice, an advocacy group lobbying for the bill.

"He's not on any of our 'get' lists," Sharry said.

Hatch spokeswoman Antonia Ferrier declined to comment Friday on whether Hatch supports the underlying policy. She said Hatch's opposition — at least in the near term — stems from the recent vow among Senate Republicans to deny everything that hits the floor before the Bush tax cuts and government funding issues are settled.

"Everything's a 'no' until the tax issue is resolved," Ferrier said.

Harry Reid already knows all of this as the GOP penned a letter and sent it to him making it very clear that until the Tax issue is dealt with, the issue ranking the very top of the list for Americans, the GOP will filibuster and stop anything else from the Democratic last minute to-do list.

For that reason, we write to inform you that we will not agree to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to any legislative item until the Senate has acted to fund the government and we have prevented the tax increase that is currently awaiting all American taxpayers. With little time left in this Congressional session, legislative scheduling should be focused on these critical priorities. While there are other items that might ultimately be worthy of the Senate's attention, we cannot agree to prioritize any matters above the critical issues of funding the government and preventing a job-killing tax hike.

To top matters off, we now see that Reid is also going to try to pass one last Omnibus bill, by shoveling 100+ other bills into one large bill to try to get his socialist, far left liberal agenda through at the last minute before the 5 addition GOP Senators are seated in January and the Republicans take control of the House.

Democratic efforts to push through more than 100 public lands and water bills in the lame duck session are reaching a fever pitch, with the recognition this is the last chance many of them have to become law.

Voters got sick of Reid/Pelosi/Obama doing that over the last two years and the Democrats are still trying to play the same game as they did before the elections, showing that they didn't learn a thing from the "shellacking" (Obama's word) that they took on November 2, 2010.

Americans and legal residents who have been battling against Democrats trying to provide amnesty to illegal immigrants have been pounding the phones letting their elected Representatives and Senators know it would be political suicide to jam through the DREAM Act during the lame duck session of Congress (after elections before the newly elected members are seated) and to that end, below is a long list of numbers to call and contact forms to fill out.

Democrats up for reelection and Republicans that need reminding of just who elected them.

From a previous post:

Daniel Akaka, Hawaii:

141 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6361
Web Form: akaka.senate.gov/email-senator-akaka.cfm


Jeff Bingaman, New Mexico.

703 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5521
Web Form: bingaman.senate.gov/contact/

Sherrod Brown, Ohio.

713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2315
Web Form: brown.senate.gov/contact/


Joe Manchin, West Virginia.

1 RUSSELL COURTYARD WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3954

Maria Cantwell, Washington

511 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3441
Web Form: cantwell.senate.gov/contact/


Benjamin Cardin, Maryland

509 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4524
Web Form: cardin.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm


Thomas Carper, Delaware.

513 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2441
Web Form: carper.senate.gov/contact/


Robert Casey, Jr., Pennsylvania

393 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6324
Web Form: casey.senate.gov/contact/


Kent Conrad, North Dakota

530 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2043
Web Form: conrad.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm


Diane Feinstein, California

331 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3841
Web Form: http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe


Kirsten Gillibrand, New York.

478 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4451
Web Form: gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/

Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota.

302 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3244
Web Form: klobuchar.senate.gov/emailamy.cfm

Herb Kohl, Wisconsin.

330 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5653
Web Form: kohl.senate.gov/contact.cfm


Claire McCaskill, Missouri

717 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6154
Web Form: mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=contact


Robert Menendez, New Jersey.

528 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4744
Web Form: menendez.senate.gov/contact/


Ben Nelson, Nebraska.

716 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5274
Web Form: billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm

Bill Nelson, Florida.

720 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6551
Web Form: bennelson.senate.gov/contact-me.cfm


Debbie Stabenow, Michigan.

133 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4822
Web Form: stabenow.senate.gov/email.cfm

Jon Tester, Montana.

724 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2644
Web Form: tester.senate.gov/Contact/index.cfm

Jim Webb, Virginia.

248 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4024
Web Form: webb.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island

502 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2921
Web Form: whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/

Barack Obama is also up for reelection in 2012 and if he allows Senate and House Democrats to slam the DREAM Act through during the lame duck session, well perhaps letting him know we are watching and will remember in 2012 is in order as well.

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Phone Numbers

Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461

Web Form: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact


Further, names of Republicans were provided by Michelle Malkin and she asked these names be passed around as well.

Sen. Murkowski of Alaska 202-224-6665
907-271-3735

Sen. Lugar of Indiana 202-224-4814
317-226-5555

Sen. Brownback of Kansas 202-224-6521
785-233-2503

Sen. Voinovich of Ohio 202-224-3353
614-469-6697

Sen. LeMeiux of Florida 202-224-3041
904-398-8586

Sen. Collins of Maine 202-224-2523
207-945-0417

Sen. Snowe of Maine 202-224-5344
207-874-0883

Sen. Brown of Massachusetts 202-224-4543
617-565-3170

Sen. Johanns of Nebraska 202-224-4224
402-758-8981

Sen. Gregg of New Hampshire 202-224-3324
603-225-7115

Sen. Hutchison of Texas 202-224-5922
214-361-3500

Sen. McCain of Arizona 202-224-2235
480-897-6289


They can claim they are aware, they learned their lessons, they understood the message.. they can claim anything they want, but actions are louder and more telling than words and promises.

They should act accordingly and vote against DREAM Act during the lame duck session.

Time to start dialing folks to prevent this last hard push from far left liberals to provide amnesty to illegals.

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Extending Bush Tax Cuts And Keeping Estate Taxes From Increasing Most Important To Americans

Gallup:

[Of these, taxes appear to be Americans' highest priority. That could be in part because tax rates would change significantly for 2011 if Congress does not act by the end of this year. The income tax cuts that were a centerpiece of the Bush economic plan are set to expire at the end of this year unless Congress acts to extend them. Most in Congress seem to support at least a temporary extension, though there is disagreement as to whether any extension should apply to upper-income Americans, in addition to middle-income Americans.

Also, Congress suspended the estate tax for this year, but it is scheduled to go back into effect in 2011 at a higher rate than previously was the case, unless Congress votes otherwise.]

Keeping estate taxes aka death taxes from increasing significantly topped the list with 56 percent of Americans saying that is very important, 26 percent saying it is somewhat important to deal with during the lame duck session of Congress, and 50 percent saying that extending Bush tax cuts in some form is very important with 31 percent saying it was somewhat important, came in second.

All other questions came in below 50 percent in the "very important" category with unemployment benefits at 48 percent, somewhat important 28 percent, START treaty at 40 percent,very important,33 percent saying somewhat important, DADT repeal at 32 percent,very important, 24 percent somewhat and DREAM Act at 31 percent, very important and 29 percent somewhat.

The breakdown along political lines is interesting with Republicans and Independents on opposite ends of the spectrum than Democrats.

(Click to enlarge)

Republicans' and Democrats' priorities differ most on extending the income tax cuts and extending unemployment benefits. In general, independents' priorities mirror those for all Americans.

Americans know what they want to see accomplished during the lame duck session of Congress (after midterms and before the newly elected Representatives and Senators are seated), now let's see if the still Democratically controlled Congress bothers to listen to the will of American voters or if they continue to push their own agenda until the GOP takes control of the House of Representatives and newly appointed Senators take their positions in the Senate, in January.

Midterm voters gave the GOP 62 net seats in the House of Representatives (and still counting as races are called), six additional seats in the Senate leaving it controlled by Democrats with far less of a majority, and hundreds of state legislative seats.

[Update] Change that to 63 House seats for the GOP since today incumbent Democrats Dan Maffei conceded in New York's 25th Congressional District race, making Republican Ann Marie Buerkle the first woman to represent that district.

(Corrections have been made to this post)

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'Shaken' Democratic Senators Better Worry About DREAM Act And Lame Duck Session

The other day I wrote about how Barack Obama and the Democratically controlled Senate we planning to try to jam the DREAM Act through during the lame duck session of Congress (after elections but before newly elected politicians take their seats).

I also listed the 21 Democratic Senators that are up for reelection in 2012, with contact information to email and/or call them to make sure they understand that we will remember in 2012 if they deliberately try to thwart the will of the people who voted an overwhelming victory in the midterms for the GOP.

Today The Politico writes that Senators are shaken and already worried about 2012.. as well they should be and their first test is coming up.

The 2010 campaign has so rattled senators up for reelection in 2012 that they’re already moving quickly to figure out how to survive.

First lesson they should have learned, in order to "survive" is to not go up against the American voters who have shown very clearly that they can and will remember being betrayed by politicians that are supposed to represent them even against the politician's own party.

Will they help Harry Reid and Barack Obama thwart the will of the people by helping them shove the DREAM Act down American's throats before newly elected Senators and Representatives have a chance to take their seats?

Here are their names and contact information from the other day's post:

Daniel Akaka, Hawaii:

141 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6361
Web Form: akaka.senate.gov/email-senator-akaka.cfm


Jeff Bingaman, New Mexico.

703 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5521
Web Form: bingaman.senate.gov/contact/

Sherrod Brown, Ohio.

713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2315
Web Form: brown.senate.gov/contact/


Joe Manchin, West Virginia.

1 RUSSELL COURTYARD WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3954

Maria Cantwell, Washington

511 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3441
Web Form: cantwell.senate.gov/contact/


Benjamin Cardin, Maryland

509 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4524
Web Form: cardin.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm


Thomas Carper, Delaware.

513 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2441
Web Form: carper.senate.gov/contact/


Robert Casey, Jr., Pennsylvania

393 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6324
Web Form: casey.senate.gov/contact/


Kent Conrad, North Dakota

530 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2043
Web Form: conrad.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm


Diane Feinstein, California

331 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3841
Web Form: http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe


Kirsten Gillibrand, New York.

478 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4451
Web Form: gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/

Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota.

302 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3244
Web Form: klobuchar.senate.gov/emailamy.cfm

Herb Kohl, Wisconsin.

330 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5653
Web Form: kohl.senate.gov/contact.cfm


Claire McCaskill, Missouri

717 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6154
Web Form: mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=contact


Robert Menendez, New Jersey.

528 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4744
Web Form: menendez.senate.gov/contact/


Ben Nelson, Nebraska.

716 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5274
Web Form: billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm

Bill Nelson, Florida.

720 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6551
Web Form: bennelson.senate.gov/contact-me.cfm


Debbie Stabenow, Michigan.

133 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4822
Web Form: stabenow.senate.gov/email.cfm

Jon Tester, Montana.

724 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2644
Web Form: tester.senate.gov/Contact/index.cfm

Jim Webb, Virginia.

248 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4024
Web Form: webb.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island

502 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2921
Web Form: whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/

Barack Obama is also up for reelection in 2012 and if he allows Senate and House Democrats to slam the DREAM Act through during the lame duck session, well perhaps letting him know we are watching and will remember in 2012 is in order as well.

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Phone Numbers

Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461

Web Form: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact


Further, names of Republicans were provided by Michelle Malkin and she asked these names be passed around as well.

Sen. Murkowski of Alaska 202-224-6665
907-271-3735

Sen. Lugar of Indiana 202-224-4814
317-226-5555

Sen. Brownback of Kansas 202-224-6521
785-233-2503

Sen. Voinovich of Ohio 202-224-3353
614-469-6697

Sen. LeMeiux of Florida 202-224-3041
904-398-8586

Sen. Collins of Maine 202-224-2523
207-945-0417

Sen. Snowe of Maine 202-224-5344
207-874-0883

Sen. Brown of Massachusetts 202-224-4543
617-565-3170

Sen. Johanns of Nebraska 202-224-4224
402-758-8981

Sen. Gregg of New Hampshire 202-224-3324
603-225-7115

Sen. Hutchison of Texas 202-224-5922
214-361-3500

Sen. McCain of Arizona 202-224-2235
480-897-6289


They can claim they are aware, they learned their lessons, they understood the message.. they can claim anything they want, but actions are louder and more telling than words and promises.

They should act accordingly and vote against DREAM Act during the lame duck session.

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Contact Info For Dem Senators Up For Reelection In 2012- Dream Act, Tell Them You Will Remember If They Jam This Through

[Update] Obama didn't learn any lesson from the midterms and he is still anxious to finish up pushing his agenda using the lame duck session to do so for DREAM Act, instead of waiting for any major controversial legislation to be debated and voted on after the newly elected congress is seated, the congress the people have replaced the old one with.

The White House readout of the meeting said Obama wants to see passage of the DREAM Act during the lame-duck session.

Contact information, names, phone numbers and web forms for every Democratic Senator up for reelection in 2012 as well as for Barack Obama and the White House, is listed at the end of the post.

The Politico is reporting that Barack Obama is meeting with proponents of the DREAM Act, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), to discuss moving it forward during the lame duck session (the time between the election and when newly elected members of Congress take their seats).

They want to get the outgoing congressional members to pass legislation in this time even after Americans made it clear they were ready for things to be done differently in Washington by handing control of the House of Representatives over to the GOP.

Voters deliberately made it clear on November 2, 2010 that they want congress to work for them not rubber stamp the Obama agenda.

Harry Reid has already stated, more than once, before and after his election that he was going to bring DREAM Act up again during the lame duck session.

Until the newly elected GOP takes control early next year, Pelosi and Democrats still have enough votes to pass this along a strict party line vote through the House of Representatives.

Which leaves the Senate where Republicans have managed to block the DREAM Act before but there is no guarantee that they will do so again.

Michelle Malkin helpfully provides the names and contact information for Senate members. (Scroll to the bottom of her earlier post from the last time Reid tried to sneak this through and failed)

No extremely controversial bills should be passed during the lame duck session, Democrats should not be trying to push through the remainder of their agenda before the new House members and newly elected Senators take their seats in January.

They are attempting to push through bills like this after such a massive "refudiation" (ok couldn't resist using Sarah Palin's New Oxford American Dictionary word of the year) from the public against Democrats and their party line partisan votes, many of which went against the opposition of the majority of Americans.

Reminder:

Polls, such as the Quinnipiac University poll, Sept. 2010, shows the majority of Americans believe immigration reform should focus on stricter enforcement over amnesty.

The poll, released today, asked 1,905 registered voters if immigration reform should focus on "stricter enforcement of laws against illegal immigration" or "integrating illegal immigrants into American society" and 68% of respondents favored enforcement. Only 24% favored the amnesty option. In a breakdown of party affiliation, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents all favored enforcement over amnesty.

That September poll confirms an earlier CNN poll which found the majority of Americans, 66 percent, said the "U.S. should not make it easier for illegal immigrants to become citizens, with 33 percent disagreeing."

21 Democrats in the Senate, 2 Independents that caucus with Democrats who were not up for reelection in 2010, will be up for reelection in 2012 and the American public has already shown they remember, they are taking down names and they will replace those that go against the majority of American's wishes.

Time to let those Democratic Senators know we are watching, closely.

They are:

Daniel Akaka, Hawaii:

141 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6361
Web Form: akaka.senate.gov/email-senator-akaka.cfm


Jeff Bingaman, New Mexico.

703 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5521
Web Form: bingaman.senate.gov/contact/

Sherrod Brown, Ohio.

713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2315
Web Form: brown.senate.gov/contact/


Joe Manchin, West Virginia.

1 RUSSELL COURTYARD WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3954

Maria Cantwell, Washington

511 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3441
Web Form: cantwell.senate.gov/contact/


Benjamin Cardin, Maryland

509 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4524
Web Form: cardin.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm


Thomas Carper, Delaware.

513 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2441
Web Form: carper.senate.gov/contact/


Robert Casey, Jr., Pennsylvania

393 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6324
Web Form: casey.senate.gov/contact/


Kent Conrad, North Dakota

530 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2043
Web Form: conrad.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm


Diane Feinstein, California

331 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3841
Web Form: http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe


Kirsten Gillibrand, New York.

478 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4451
Web Form: gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/

Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota.

302 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3244
Web Form: klobuchar.senate.gov/emailamy.cfm

Herb Kohl, Wisconsin.

330 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5653
Web Form: kohl.senate.gov/contact.cfm


Claire McCaskill, Missouri

717 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6154
Web Form: mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=contact


Robert Menendez, New Jersey.

528 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4744
Web Form: menendez.senate.gov/contact/


Ben Nelson, Nebraska.

716 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5274
Web Form: billnelson.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm

Bill Nelson, Florida.

720 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-6551
Web Form: bennelson.senate.gov/contact-me.cfm


Debbie Stabenow, Michigan.

133 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4822
Web Form: stabenow.senate.gov/email.cfm

Jon Tester, Montana.

724 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2644
Web Form: tester.senate.gov/Contact/index.cfm

Jim Webb, Virginia.

248 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4024
Web Form: webb.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island

502 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2921
Web Form: whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/

Barack Obama is also up for reelection in 2012 and if he allows Senate and House Democrats to slam the DREAM Act through during the lame duck session, well perhaps letting him know we are watching and will remember in 2012 is in order as well.

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Phone Numbers

Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461

Web Form: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

These folks need to be reminded that Americans will remember in November 2012 just as we remembered in 2010.

More at Hot Air.


[Update 10/17/10] Malkin has provided an updated list of Republicans to target as well.

Sen. Murkowski of Alaska 202-224-6665
907-271-3735

Sen. Lugar of Indiana 202-224-4814
317-226-5555

Sen. Brownback of Kansas 202-224-6521
785-233-2503

Sen. Voinovich of Ohio 202-224-3353
614-469-6697

Sen. LeMeiux of Florida 202-224-3041
904-398-8586

Sen. Collins of Maine 202-224-2523
207-945-0417

Sen. Snowe of Maine 202-224-5344
207-874-0883

Sen. Brown of Massachusetts 202-224-4543
617-565-3170

Sen. Johanns of Nebraska 202-224-4224
402-758-8981

Sen. Gregg of New Hampshire 202-224-3324
603-225-7115

Sen. Hutchison of Texas 202-224-5922
214-361-3500

Sen. McCain of Arizona 202-224-2235
480-897-6289


Dial, dial, dial then dial some more.

(Correction and addition updates added to this post)

Will The First Congressional Showdown Be Over DREAM Act?

Harry Reid may just do what Democratic leaders have done to their party for the last two years and set them right up in a head to head match up against the American people.

We all saw what that did to Democrats in the House as voters handed control over to the GOP with the biggest Democratic losses in decades. Republicans also picked up 6 additional seats in the senate.

In 2012, there will be approximately 33 Senate seats in play, 23 of which are seats held by Democrats who have got to be leery of being put in a position to which voters are against legislation and Harry Reid will ask them to vote for it anyway.

Enter Harry Reid's previously stated intention to introduce the DREAM Act again in the Senate, hoping that outgoing Senators will no longer vote against it for political reasons but putting those up for reelection in 2012 in the very same position that Pelosi put her House members and we all saw where that got them.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who was re-elected last week with strong support from Hispanic voters, will make one last push in the final days of the 111th Congress to pass legislation allowing illegal immigrants who were brought to the United States as children to earn legal status if they attend college or serve in the U.S. military.

What the article didn't mention is that to be eligible for the DREAM Act, illegal immigrants must be between the ages of 12 and 35 at the time the bill is enacted.

Polls, such as the Quinnipiac University poll, Sept. 2010, shows the majority of Americans believe immigration reform should focus on stricter enforcement over amnesty.

The poll, released today, asked 1,905 registered voters if immigration reform should focus on "stricter enforcement of laws against illegal immigration" or "integrating illegal immigrants into American society" and 68% of respondents favored enforcement. Only 24% favored the amnesty option. In a breakdown of party affiliation, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents all favored enforcement over amnesty.

That September poll confirms an earlier CNN poll which found the majority of Americans, 66 percent, said the "U.S. should not make it easier for illegal immigrants to become citizens, with 33 percent disagreeing."

Voters showed in the 2010 elections that they have a good memory and do not appreciate any party shoving any legislation down voter's throats when voters have made their opposition clear.

Will Harry Reid throw Senate Democrats right off the cliff in 2012 to join those outgoing Democratic House members that Pelosi threw off the cliff in 2010?

As was pointed out in an earlier post, Democrats are the gift that keeps on giving... to Republicans.

Will Harry Reid provide the first of the gifts to the GOP in time for Christmas?

It looks like the answer is a big yes.


Video below- It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas



PS- Before I start getting little love emails about how it isn't the children's fault... it isn't. It is their parents fault who made a conscious choice to bring their children here illegally knowing full well that certain politicians would attempt to give those children amnesty.

Liberals need to stop trying to blame Republicans for not wanting to give amnesty to illegal aliens and start putting the blame where it belongs.

On the illegal aliens who put their children in such a horrible position to begin with.

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Harry Reid To Try To Pass DREAM Act During Lame Duck Session

Stunts like trying to pass the DREAM Act during the lame duck session (the time between the election and when new Senators take over their positions) is the exact type of disrespect Harry Reid has shown to the American public since he became Senate Majority Leader and why many want to see Sharron Angle defeat Reid in the Nevada Senate race.

“The DREAM Act would give a group of young immigrants here without immigration status through no fault of their own the chance to attend college, serve in the military and earn citizenship,” said Frank Sharry, executive director of America’s Voice. “These valedictorians, future scientists and future soldiers are Americans in all but paperwork, and we are thrilled that Senator Reid is committed to moving this common-sense measure before the end of the year.”

“We support and will be looking for viable efforts to pass the DREAM Act after the election,” said Center for American Progress Vice President for Immigration Policy Advocacy Angela Kelley. “In order for that to happen however, like-minded Republicans will have to step forward and show their support for this modest measure to provide relief to young people. There hasn’t been a lot to suggest that bipartisan constructive conversation on immigration is possible, but I’d love to be proven wrong.”

Notice how they use the term "young people"?

To be eligible for the DREAM Act, illegal immigrants must be between the ages of 12 and 35 at the time the bill is enacted.

Reid tried attaching the DREAM Act to the Defense Bill and it was filibustered and now he is promising to bring it back up during the lame duck session, amazingly enough, this announcement is made right before Tuesday's election... subtle huh?

Republicans that even consider joining in or helping this bill pass in any way, shape or form, during the lame duck session, would be smart to remember exactly what is happening to Democrats this election cycle by passing legislation the majority of Americans were opposed to. Because in 2012, I guarantee voters, the Republican's constituents WILL REMEMBER and will replace them also.

If Reid loses his reelection bid, he not only loses his Senator status in January but he can no longer damage our country with his back room deals and bribe and showing complete disdain for voters of this country by abusing his Senate Majority Leader status with these type of stunts.

In between November and January though, Reid could do a lot of damage unless we stay on our Senators and Representatives.

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Harry Reid Sacrificed DADT Repeal For Political Agenda

Harry Reid can whine all he wants about Republican obstructionism but the facts belie his complaints. Moderate Republicans were prepared to vote to repeal DADT until Harry Reid started playing games.

Reid's refusal to allow other amendments to be added in to be debated and Reid's sabotaging the Defense bill and DADT repeal by adding in immigration policy (DREAM Act) to the Defense bill, all set the stage for the entire thing to fail, and fail it did.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) made her position very clear and was unapologetic about confirming her support for DADT repeal:

"It should be repealed. My view is our armed services should welcome the service of any qualified individual who is capable of serving our country…..We should be expressing our gratitude to those individuals not trying to exclude them from service or expel them from the force."

"I was the sole Republican in the committee that voted [to repeal DADT]. I think it's the right thing to do. I think it's only fair."

She went on to publicly state that Reid's refusal to allow unlimited amendments, as is usual with the Defense bill, was unfair, stating "I cannot vote to proceed to this bill under a situation that is going to shut down the debate and preclude Republican amendments. That too is not fair. "

Reid's political maneuvering cost her vote.

Adding the DREAM Act into the Defense bill is another whole ballgame, by doing so, Reid thought he could motivate the Hispanics in Nevada to go to the voting booths in November and prevent him from losing his Senate seat to Sharron Angle.

The last two polls conducted, one by CNN/TIME and one by FOX/Rasmussen both having Angle a point ahead of Reid in the polls 42 to 41 percent and 46 to 45 percent respectively.

Reid's using his position as Senate majority leader in such a self serving calculated way, making it all about him and his reelection chances instead of about getting the Defense bill and DADT repeal passed, has been duly noted by the appropriate groups as well.

The Politico with "Harry Reid’s botched battles."

The disappointment was widespread.

Gay rights groups were upset that the process Reid employed may have undermined progress in repealing the Pentagon’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy prohibiting gays from serving openly in the military.

Hispanic groups were disappointed that they couldn’t even get a vote on a narrow piece of comprehensive immigration reform — an amendment known as the DREAM Act that would have enabled citizenship for illegal immigrant students in exchange for government or military service.

And Democrats on both sides of the Capitol are unhappy that a debate on gay rights and immigration distracted yet again from issue No. 1: jobs.

More Democratic allies saw through Reid's political ruse as well:

Jarrod Chlapowski, field director for Servicemembers United, a group that backs the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” called it a “cynical move” for Reid to push forward with the bill in such a manner, saying it was “pretty much a recipe for failure.”

“It will be part of our education plan that Democratic leaders are just as accountable as the Republicans that are obstructing this right now,” he said.

Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)made a point, which I will show below, but Reid's response to it was very interesting to say the least.

McConnell:

The $726 billion bill, which outlines defense policies, requires a minimum of four to five weeks of debate, McConnell said, and should not include controversial provisions like the “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal or an immigration measure known as the DREAM Act that would legalize immigrants who attend college or join the military after coming to the U.S. illegally as children.

“They want to use this week for a political exercise. They want to weigh this bill down with controversy in a transparent attempt to show their special interest groups that they haven’t forgotten about them ahead of the election,” McConnell said.

“This is not a serious exercise. It’s a show,” he added. “And it’s because of shows like this that our [Democratic] friends have lost credibility with the public.”

Added McCain: “One can only draw the conclusion that this is all about elections and not about the welfare morale and battle effectiveness of our men and women who are laying it on the line in Iraq and Afghanistan today.”

Reid:

Reid clarified that the bill would not technically repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell.”

The relevant provision would overturn the ban on gays openly serving in the military if the president, the secretary of defense and the Joint Chiefs chairman certify that an internal study concluded that repeal would not adversely impact troop readiness or morale.

"Some are saying this bill that came out of the committee repeals ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’" Reid said. "It is not repealed in the bill."

If the final decision rests with Obama and the secretary of defense and the Joint Chiefs chairman certifying the internal study being conducted, then why would Reid have brought it out now instead of waiting?

For no other reason that Reid's desperate ploy to give Democrats some sort of energy before the November midterm elections.

Calculated. Selfish. Politically motivated. Incompetent.

What Reid did is show he was willing to sacrifice DADT repeal in order to try to use obstructionism as an argument against voters handing the House and/or Senate to the Republicans.

An argument they have consistently pushed and which hasn't helped them at all since more and more states look like they are turning red ahead of midterms.

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Cloture On Defense Bill (With DADT Repeal and DREAM Act Included) FAILS

The vote was 56 to 43 and the cloture vote failed, mainly due to Reid arrogant posturing about not allowing any other amendments to be offered into. (Roll call will be at this link within the hour)

Harry Reid sabotaged his own bill. Amazingly enough, Reid had to know that adding the DREAM Act into the defense bill was going to kill this vote and doom it to failure as well as knowing that limiting any tyoe of addition amendments other than the three he already decided on, was also going to do the same thing.

Does he really think he garnered himself any more Nevadan's voted with this maneuver?

I am betting that the next polls shows him losing more votes than he gained here.

What a moron.

Now the Senate needs to get about it's business and pass the Defense bill, cleanly, without the political games Reid just tried and failed to play.

Our troops deserve that.


[Update] Collins, a DADT repeal supporter and a Republican and Voinovich both made similar points.

Collins:

Collins made an eloquent case that the DADT policy is unfair and morally indefensible, that it is a waste of taxpayer resources and that other nations that don't similarly discriminate have seen no adverse consequences. But equally as troubling to Collins as the policy, she said, is Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) failure to allow unlimited amendments to the defense bill.

"I find myself on the horns of a dilemma," said Collins. "I was the sole Republican in the committee that voted [to repeal DADT]. I think it's the right thing to do. I think it's only fair."

But, she said, refusing to allow unlimited amendments is an equal affront to decency. "That too is not fair," said Collins of Reid's decision. "I cannot vote to proceed to this bill under a situation that is going to shut down debate.

Voinovich, on DREAM Act inclusion:

I'm disappointed that Majority Leader Reid and Senate Democrats have chosen to turn the Defense authorization bill - crucial legislation for our troops in a time of war - into a messaging bill. Just as I said with my decision to support the small business bill, this is not a time for messaging from either side of the aisle. This is a time for action. If the Democrats are serious about passing this bill in a timely fashion, they wouldn't be attaching amendments that are not relevant to the common defense, in addition to making it impossible for Republicans to offer their own amendments to address concerns they have with the bill as voted out of the Armed Services Committee.

The DREAM Act deals with immigration and shouldn't be on this bill. 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' is a controversial issue that needs to be debated on the Senate floor but I believe it would be logical to wait for the Department of Defense to issue its report on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' At this point there is no reason to rush to judgment for political expediency until we hear from our military leaders as to whether they think it is a good idea to change this policy. I will carefully study this determination when it is completed.

If you look at history, we usually debate the Defense authorization bill for two weeks. If the Democrats are serious about getting this bill passed, Leader Reid should sit down with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and work out the amendment process. Unless that is done, I will not support cloture on the motion to proceed to this bill. (Source)

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REMINDER: Keep Calling Senators About DREAM Act- Phone Numbers To Call

[Update] Cloture Fails. 56-43.



"The controversial measure is being pushed by Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), who bypassed usual Senate procedures by including it in a defense reauthorization bill." ---Wapo

The vote has been pushed back to 2:30pm and your calls jamming the phone lines could be all that stands in the way of Harry Reid's plot to sneak the Amnesty language called "DREAM Act" into the defense bill, holding it hostage to Reid's own social political agenda in hopes of garnering more Hispanic votes for himself in the Nevada Senate race in which he trails his Republican rival, Sharron Angle.

Reminder from Malkin to keep melting those phones.... Numbers below courtesy of Michelle Malkin:

Keep melting the phones (h/t NUMBERSUSA):

DEMOCRATS ON THE FENCE WHO ARE GOOD PROSPECTS

Sen. Pryor of Arkansas 202-224-2353
501-324-6336

Update MM: Pryor is a NO on the DREAM Act

Sen. Landrieu of Louisiana 202-224-5824
225-389-0395

Sen. Stabenow of Michigan 202-224-4822
313-961-4330

Sen. McCaskill of Missouri 202-224-6154
314-367-1364

Sen. Baucus of Montana 202-224-2651
406-657-6790

Sen. Tester of Montana 202-224-2644
406-449-5401

Sen. Conrad of North Dakota 202-224-2043
701-258-4648

Sen. Dorgan of North Dakota 202-224-2551
701-239-5389

REPUBLICANS ON THE FENCE WHO ARE GOOD PROSPECTS

Sen. LeMeiux of Florida 202-224-3041
904-398-8586

UPDATE MM: STILL A FENCE SITTER AS OF TUESDAY 11:13am

Sen. Collins of Maine 202-224-2523
207-945-0417

Sen. Snowe of Maine 202-224-5344
207-874-0883

Update MM: Snowe will vote AGAINST cloture for the bill based on process objections.

Sen. Brown of Massachusetts 202-224-4543
617-565-3170

Update MM: Brown will vote AGAINST the bill.

Sen. Johanns of Nebraska 202-224-4224
402-758-8981

Update MM: Johanns’ office tells callers Monday morning that he will vote AGAINST the bill.

Sen. Gregg of New Hampshire 202-224-3324
603-225-7115

Sen. Hutchison of Texas 202-224-5922
214-361-3500

Update MM: Hutchison will vote AGAINST cloture for the bill.

TOUGHER UNCOMMITTED TARGETS
– CAN YOU PERSUADE THEM?

Your first and most important phone calls are to the Senators above.

ACTION: The following list is of Senators who have shown a real proclivity toward amnesty but seem to have remained uncommitted. Under the pressure of the impending November elections, some of these Senators could be persuaded to vote NO.

I would emphasize with them that a controversial bill like this has no business being put inside a Defense bill, regardless of how they may feel about the amnesty itself.

REPUBLICANS

Sen. Murkowski of Alaska 202-224-6665
907-271-3735

Sen. Brownback of Kansas 202-224-6521
785-233-2503

UPDATE MM 11:15am Tuesday: Brownback will vote against cloture based on process objections

Sen. Voinovich of Ohio 202-224-3353
614-469-6697

DEMOCRATS

Sen. Begich of Alaska 202-224-3004
907-271-5915

Sen. Shaheen of New Hampshire 202-224-2841
603-647-7500

Sen. Tom Udall of New Mexico 202-224-6621
505-346-6791

Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio 202-224-2315
216-522-7272

Sen. Wyden of Oregon 202-224-5244
503-326-7525

Sen. Casey of Pennsylvania 202-224-6324
412-803-7370

Sen. Johnson of South Dakota 202-224-5842
605-332-8896

Sen. Warner of Virginia 202-224-2023
804-775-2314

Sen. Webb of Virginia 202-224-4024
703-573-7090

Sen. Goodwin of West Virginia 202-224-3954
304-342-5855

Sen. Rockefeller of West Virginia 202-224-6472
304-347-5372

SENATORS WHO ARE CO-SPONSORING THE ‘DREAM’ AMNESTY

Once you have done what you can with phone calls to the Senators on the lists above, you should look through this list to see who is causing all this problem by pushing so hard to give 2 million more permanent work permits to illegal aliens to compete with 22 million American and legal immigrant workers who can’t find a job.

You can reach these through the Switchboard at 202-224-3121 or in our Congress directory (I apologize that this directory is loading sluggishly today).

Give special attention to Boxer, Gillibrand, Lincoln and Mikulski, all of whom are running for re-election in November.

Sen. Lugar of Indiana 202-224-4814
317-226-5555
GOP co-sponsor of the DREAM Act with Durbin

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(AR) Lincoln

(CA) Boxer
(CA) Feinstein
(CO) Bennet (not Bennett of Utah)
(CO) Udall (not Udall of New Mexico)
(CT) Dodd
(CT) Lieberman

(DE) Carper
(DE) Kaufman

(FL) Nelson

(HI) Akaka
(HI) Inouye

(IL) Burris
(IL) Durbin
(IN) Bayh
(IN) Lugar
(IA) Harkin

(MD) Cardin
(MD) Mikulski
(MA) Kerry
(MI) Levin
(MN) Franken
(MN) Klobuchar

(NV) Reid
(NJ) Lautenberg
(NJ) Menendez
(NM) Bingaman
(NY) Gillibrand
(NY) Schumer

(OR) Merkley

(PA) Specter

(RI) Reed
(RI) Whitehouse

(VT) Leahy
(VT) Sanders

(WA) Cantwell
(WA) Murray
(WI) Feingold

Call, call, call, then start over and call again.

Do not let Reid hijack the Defense bill for his own political gain.

Dialing yet?

[Update] We rejected this before and we need to take the same stand now and reject it again.

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