I think we did a pretty good job opposing the very reckless stimulus bill. I’m especially proud of House Republicans that stood united against the bill. It was just the democrats that voted for it in the House.
The Senate voted 60-38 for the bill, with RINO Senators Susan Collins (ME), Olympia Snowe (ME), and Arlen Specter, (PA) delivering the victory for Obama and the liberals.
The obvious split down party lines is is huge. When the bill fails to deliver anything substantial to the general public, it will be crystal clear who is responsible.
Torch and Fork Freedom Fighters Action Step
- Thank the Representatives and Senators that voted NO.
- Tell all the rest how you feel about what they have done.
The Federal Capital Phone number is 202-224-3121. The number is often busy these days but when they answer, ask to speak to the legislator of your choice. You don’t often get to actually talk to them directly, but you can leave a message with their office staff. It’s their job to listen, to take notes and pass your comments on.
I know I always felt that sending a regular letter in via US Mail would be better, but I found that Congressional mail security screening can actually delay delivery two to three weeks!
Sending email is getting more difficult unless you live in their district / state. Members of Congress only want to accept email messages from their own constiuents.
FAX’ing is a great alternative. You get the immediate delivery of an email combined with a physical piece of paper like a letter, your FAX is far more likely to get through the first time, and you can FAX to any member you want!
You can find a complete listing of all the members of Congress using this link – Contact Elected Officials: USA.gov.
You can actually read the bill at http://thomas.loc.gov/ Right now a link to the bill is on the front page. They may take that link down in the future, so just do a search for bill number HR1.
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