CALLING BLITZ - Urge Congress/Dubrin to act ASAP
 

Well the current posting got off track so here's the info again with a new twist..

Some of us have been talking and decided to try and get Durbin to attach the bill to the HR 2642 Military Construction/Veteran Affairs Appropriation first. This is the bill they debate their first day back. The pressure of CIR and DOD is too much and we have to try to get Dream to sneak by unoticed. Alipac has not been calling all break and is not ready for a Dream vote if the vote is on the first or 2nd day of the new session !

(Of course if Durbin knows something we don't then he will use his best judgement on which bill is best - but some calls pressuring him NEVER hurt our case. We want him to come back and have his staff tell him "Durbin - I have never seen so many calls about this - you really need to make this a priority ASAP!)

Dick Durbin: 202 224-2152
Please say something along the lines of "Hi, I'm calling to urge the Senator to consider adding the Dream Act to the HR 2642 so it does not get caught up in the bickering of DOD and CIR."



We MUST pressure the big dogs who have the only say what comes to the Senate floor and what does not. We can have 80 cosponsors but unless they agree to bring it to the floor, it will never pass.... Here are the people we have to put as much pressure on as never before, this is not about annoying them, this is about letting them know that we have been patient, and waited long enough and the time for action is NOW!!!

One of the most important people here is Senator McConnell the leader of Republicans and if he votes YES for Dream Act, you can surely expect half of Republicans to vote the same as him, since he has so much influence!

Democratic Majority Leader: Harry Reid : 202-224-3542
Majority Democratic Whip # 2 Democrat: Dick Durbin: 202 224-2152

Republican Minority Leader: Mitch McConnell: 202-224-2541
Minority Republican Whip # 2 Republican: Trent Lott: 202-224-6253

Orrin Hatch: 202-224-5251
Richard Lugar: 202-224-4814
Chuck Hagel: 202 224-4224

If you do not know what to say when you call here is a sample:
Hi, im calling to urge the Senator to do everything he can to bring the Dream Act S.774 to the Senate floor for a vote as soon as possible!

Yep, good job task

Been doing that all day today.

ive been calling Durbins office, i think they are getting a lot of calls because they secretary already sounds annoyed lol.

KEEP CALLING! TILL DREAM PASSES! AND IF YOU ARE NOT DOING CRAP, SHAAAMME ON YOU! I WILL MAKE THAT WORD RESOUND AGAIN! ....SSSHAME ON YOU!

Yea i think they are getting annoyed good! I called twice today and was put on hold right away both times.

Keep calling guys and keep calling ALL senators as well. This is our LAST major day before they come back and we need to be prepared no matter WHAT happens or WHEN the vote is.. After the break is over they will start getting NEGATIVE calls we need to take advantage of our last day to call ..

ive been calling Reids office and ask them if they are getting a high volume of calls or not, and they said no.

so you know what this means.

:!:

I'm at school, but I made calls during my lunch break. I was on hold with McConnell's office for almost 10 minutes! All you lazy bums, get off your asses and start calling!

Well I wouldn't expect the Democratic Majority Leader's staff to consider our 10 calls to be "high volume". Besides I usually don't even get through to the staff.

CALL AT 6PM ET AND FILL UP THAT MACHINE.