SB 810 Alert!
We are trying to block this bill until the deadline on Tuesday January 31,2012. Please help us by calling these Senators and telling them NO on SB 810:
Here are a few talking points:
*** This Bill outlaws private health insurance in California.
*** It will create at least 20 new CA Government agencies
*** Bureaucrats will decide which treatment if any you receive for illnesses.
*** It will cost the taxpayers of California $250 billion dollar to start this bureaucratic nightmare.
Senator Michael Rubio (Fresno/Bakersfield area)
Email: Michael.Rubio@sen.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-4016
Senator Alex Padilla (Pacoima/LA area)
Email: Senator.Padilla@sen.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-4020
Senator Juan Vargas (San Diego area)
Email: Juan.Vargas@sen.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-4040
Senator Rod Wright (Los Angeles area)
Email: Senator.Wright@sen.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-4025
STOP AB 131 PETITION DRIVES!
DRIVE-AND DROP
PETITION RETURN DRIVE
Dec. 21, 3-7 pm
Manteca
Bass Pro Shop
1356 Bass Pro Drive
Rancho Cucamonga
Bass Pro Shop
7777 Victoria Gardens Ln,
Beaumont - Wal-Mart
1540 E 2nd St
Beaumont, CA
Chino - Wal-Mart
3943 Grand Ave.,
Chino, CA
Corona - Wal-Mart
1290 E Ontario Ave.,
Corona, CA
Fountain Valley - Albertson's
16061 Brookhurst
Fountain Valley, CA
Fullerton - Albertson's
1930 N. Placentia Ave.
Fullerton, CA
at Yorba Linda Blvd. just off the 57 freeway
Glendora - Wal-Mart
1950 Auto Center Drive,
Glendora, CA
Highland - Lowes
27847 Greenspot Road
Highland, CA
Huntington Beach - Congressman Rohrabacher Campaign Headquarters
18281 Gothard, Suite 203
Huntington Beach, CA
Huntington Beach - US Post Office
6771 Warner Ave,
Huntington Beach, CA
Laguna Niguel - Wal-Mart
27470 Alicia Pkwy
Laguna Niguel, CA
Menifee - Target
30340 Haun Road
Menifee, Ca
Murrieta - Wal-Mart
41200 Murrieta Hot Springs Rd
Murrieta, CA
Rancho Cucamonga Ozels Jewelers:
11400 4th St. #103,
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Stevenson Ranch - Wal-Mart
25450 The Old Rd.,
Stevenson Ranch, CA
Temecula - Wal-Mart SuperCenter
32225 Temecula Pkwy
Temecula, CA
Upland - Mountain Avenue Office Suites
222 N Mountain Ave
Upland, CA
Victorville - Ozels Jewelers
12200 Amargosa Rd.
Victorville, CA
INLAND: Working to repeal the Dream Act
People throughout the Inland area are signing petitions to put a measure on the ballot that would prevent giving state grants to illegal immigrant college students.
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Gus Vizgirda drove more than a half hour out of his way Wednesday to sign a petition.
Vizgirda, 51, heard on the “John and Ken” conservative talk-radio show that the campaign to repeal the two-month-old California Dream Act – which allows state aid for illegal-immigrant college students – was in Temecula.
“When I heard on the radio about this, I thought, ‘I don’t care if it takes me two hours, I’ll do it,’” Vizgirda said as he stood in the chilly late-afternoon wind in a parking lot outside the Temecula Parkway Wal-Mart. “I don’t think we should be paying illegal aliens to get an education.”
How do you feel about the California Dream Act?
The Temecula resident was one of several thousand people in six cities Wednesday who signed petitions to put a measure repealing the law – known as AB 131, or the California Dream Act – on the 2012 ballot, said Jennifer Kerns, spokeswoman for Stop AB131.
Other petition drives Wednesday were staged in Corona, Rancho Cucamonga, Victorville, Laguna Niguel and outside Santa Clarita. Dozens more took place in the past few weeks or are scheduled before Jan. 6, the deadline to submit signatures, Kerns said.
Nearly 505,000 valid signatures are needed to qualify for the ballot. The committee has more than 100,000 that have been collected by volunteers and is preparing to hire paid signature gatherers, Kerns said.
FORWARD TO EVERY CALIFORNIAN
Tim Donnelly was just on the John & Ken Show to announce the Referendum to repeal the DREAM Act has been approved by the Secretary of State. Petitions are being printed on Monday and will be available for signature gatherers (all of us) starting Tuesday.
We need 505,000 valid signatures by Jan. 5. That sounds like a lot and it is, but 7000 Californians have already signed up to collect signatures at www.StopAB131.com .
If everyone collect 100 signatures, we hit our goal easily and this repeal goes on the Nov 2012 ballot, 2 months before Jerry Brown’s Nightmare law would take effect.
Keep in mind, 80-90% of Californians were and are against giving tens of millions of scarce tax dollars to adult ILLEGAL aliens in the form of public grants to attend college. This is above and beyond the instate tuition that illegal aliens already get. That means there are at least 15 million Californians who will want to sign this petition. Easy pickens!
We will start collecting signatures next week out in front of grocery stores, Walmarts, Lowes, and other large stores and shopping centers. If everyone reading this email collects 100 signatures, we win and We the People will send Brown and his corrupt political amigos a message they will never forget: DON’T TREAD ON US!
CLASS ACT REPEALED NOW! ACTION ALERT!
A few weeks ago the bipartisan majority on the Democrat led Senate Appropriations Committee voted to defund part of the ObamCare law, the CLASS Act. The head of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, and other Administrative wonks finally realized that the unsustainable program would be an albatross around their necks if they didn’t shelve it now. However, it is not gone, just merely waiting in the background for some new infusion of taxpayer cash, to once again forge creative financing for the current Administration. This is where the “savings” in the ObamaCare bill came from and now it is finally out and for the whole nation to see the enormous failure of this program.
Polls are continuing to show that the law is going out of favor with most people as the following Reuters article highlighted:
Support waning for Obama healthcare law: poll
Oct 28,2011
(Reuters) - Americans' opinion of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform in October reached its lowest point since the law passed in March 2010, according to a monthly poll by the non-profit, non-partisan Kaiser Family Foundation.
The view of the law has been roughly evenly split since its passage, but in October 51 percent said they had an unfavorable opinion, while 34 percent said their opinion was favorable, poll results released on Friday showed.
In September, the split was 43 percent to 41 percent. And October's gap is closest to the one the poll tracked in July 2010, when the division was 50 percent to 35 percent.
The gap widened largely because the law appeared to be falling out of favor with Democrats, whose support dropped to its lowest point of 52 percent from 65 percent in September.
Although Democrats were still much likelier to view the law favorably than Republicans or independents, the percentage of Democrats who said they and their families were better off under the healthcare law dropped significantly to 27 percent in October from 43 percent in September.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/28/us-usa-health-kaiser-idUSTRE79R0IP20111028
Today on the Senate floor Senators Barrasso (WY), Thune (SD) and Sessions (AL) were discussing the need to repeal this program altogether and they are right. Now is the time to get rid of another failed government program that would have only been yet another taxpayer subsidized program for years to come. Richard Foster the long time actuary for the government said this was a “recipe for disaster” and as such the Administration finally cried “uncle” and defunded it, so why would we keep it around in any form?
Let’s see government shrink by at least one failed program and find out who the real heroes are in Congress by asking all of our Senators to Repeal the CLASS ACT now!
Below are the sponsors of the Bill and author John Thune. Call your Senator and ask them to support S720 to Repeal the CLASS Act.
Sen Thune, John [SD] (introduced 4/4/2011)
Sen Alexander,
Lamar [TN] - 4/5/2011
Sen Ayotte, Kelly [NH]
- 11/1/2011
Sen Barrasso, John [WY]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Blunt, Roy [MO]
- 4/6/2011
Sen Boozman, John [AR]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Burr, Richard [NC]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Chambliss, Saxby [GA]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Coats, Daniel [IN]
- 11/1/2011
Sen Coburn, Tom [OK]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Cochran, Thad [MS]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Collins, Susan
M. [ME] - 4/5/2011
Sen Corker, Bob [TN]
- 5/19/2011
Sen Cornyn, John [TX]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Crapo, Mike [ID]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Ensign, John [NV]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Enzi, Michael
B. [WY] - 4/5/2011
Sen Graham, Lindsey [SC]
- 4/4/2011
Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA]
- 5/2/2011
Sen Hatch, Orrin G. [UT]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Hoeven, John [ND]
- 10/20/2011
Sen Inhofe, James
M. [OK] - 4/5/2011
Sen Isakson, Johnny [GA]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Johanns, Mike [NE]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Johnson, Ron [WI]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Kyl, Jon [AZ]
- 4/6/2011
Sen Lee, Mike [UT]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Lugar, Richard
G. [IN] - 10/19/2011
Sen McCain, John [AZ]
- 4/5/2011
Sen McConnell,
Mitch [KY] - 10/20/2011
Sen Murkowski, Lisa [AK]
- 11/1/2011
Sen Risch, James E. [ID]
- 4/7/2011
Sen Roberts, Pat [KS]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Rubio, Marco [FL]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Sessions, Jeff [AL]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Shelby, Richard
C. [AL] - 10/20/2011
Sen Snowe, Olympia
J. [ME] - 4/5/2011
Sen Toomey, Pat [PA]
- 4/5/2011
Sen Wicker, Roger
F. [MS] - 4/5/2011
Sen DeMint, Jim [SC]
- 4/5/2011(withdrawn - 10/31/2011)
Sen Johnson, Tim [SD]
- 5/5/2011(withdrawn - 5/9/2011)
Senator Boxer: https://boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/policycomments.cfm
(202) 224-3553
Senator Feinstein: https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me
Phone: (202) 224-3841
Fax: (202) 228-3954
TTY/TDD: (202) 224-2501
Super Committee Action Alert
The “Super Committee” was formed as condition to the “Debt Ceiling” debate, this past summer. They were tasked, at the time to reduce the deficit. We have been advocating reduced spending to accomplish this…across many areas. If the Super Committee does not come to bi partisan terms, and Congress fails to pass their recommendations, then the military and Medicare will take huge hits…on top of already budgeted cuts. The military right now has close to $400 Billion in cuts coming, and in Obamacare, Medicare is facing $500 Billion in cuts.
Can you afford more tax increases? The Democrats are looking to pass $1.3 trillion in tax increases, over the next 10 years. As per usual, especially with the likes of Sen. John Kerry, the Democrats are pushing for more spending and tax increases. Just as they have been trying to do for the last 3 years.
This is a good piece on the Super Committee, from the Heritage foundation:
http://heritageaction.com/2011/10/note-to-super-committee-don%e2%80%99t-raise-taxes/
It really appears that those involved are only looking at their past pet projects/peeves and not attempting to look for real cuts. Any cuts to Medicare/Medicaid will be overturned as soon as the next Congress reconvenes
The Republican offer would cut deficits by about $2.2 trillion
over a decade
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/27/super-committee-republicans-offer-22t-deficit-cutting-plan/#ixzz1cadfFV4Y
About one-third of that would come from increases in items such as Medicare premiums, the sale of public lands and airport fees --
measures that increase government revenue without raising taxes. The GOP plan
also assumes that tax reform would generate economic growth that would also
lift revenues.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/27/super-committee-republicans-offer-22t-deficit-cutting-plan/#ixzz1cadlBWTW
The GOP plan would cut about $500 billion from Medicare over a decade and another $185 billion from Medicaid, these officials said.
Democrats want
$1.3 trillion in higher tax revenue, a similar amount in spending cuts and
enough other savings elsewhere in the budget to reduce deficits by more than $3
trillion over the coming decade while financing a $450 billion jobs bill along the
lines that President Barack Obama is recommending.
Top Democrat in the House, Nancy Pelosi of California, also weighed in Thursday, declining
to endorse cuts to Medicare and Social Security benefits proposed by Senate Democrats
earlier this week. Pelosi also said that a counter-offer from Republicans on
the deficit "Super Committee" isn't bold or balanced enough because
it lacks tax revenues.
Ms. Pelois had no problem taking $575 billion out of MediCare when she pushed
the Democrats in Congress to pass without reading the ObamCare bill.
If they were serious, they would look to the past few years of spending and cut those down…such as Obamacare, which could cut over $2 Trillion over the same time period:
http://www.kiowacountysignal.com/opinions/x703875050/Repeal-of-Obamacare-could-save-2-6-trillion
The other area that needs to be looked at is the increase in the size of government, over the past few years…reduce the size of government and we will realize not a trillion or two, but trillions of savings in pay, benefits, and lifelong pensions.
Are members of the Super Committee only offering up half-baked ideas that they know will be rejected, so they can use the failure to come to a consensus for political gain, in 2012?
Write to the Super Committee, here is a direct link, from their website:
http://www.deficitreduction.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
But, please, do not stop there, we need to reach out to them in every form possible: email, phone contact, tweeter, faxes. Whatever we can to create a presence, from us. The lobbyist are all down there. The campaign coffers of some of these Super Committee members have dollars in the form of campaign contributions. We have millions who can put pressure on them to not increase any taxes and to make cuts to “discretionary” spending.
Super Committee Contact Info:
Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas (Republican and committee co-chair):@RepHensarling
Phone: 202-225-3484 Fax: 202-226-4888
Sen. Patty Murray of Washington (Democrat and committee co-chair):@PattyMurray
Phone: (202) 224-2621 Fax: (202) 224-0238 Toll Free: (866) 481-9186
Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland (Democrat): @ChrisVanHollen
Phone: (202) 225-5341 Fax: (202) 225-0375
Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona (Republican): @SenJonKyl
Phone: (202) 224-4521 Fax: (202) 224-2207
Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts (Democrat): @JohnKerry
Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania (Republican): @SenToomey
Phone: (202) 224-4254 Fax: (202) 228-0284
Sen. Max Baucus of Montana (Democrat): No Known Account
(202) 224-2651 (Office) (202) 224-9412 (Fax)
Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio (Republican): @robportman
Rep. Xavier Becerra of California (Democrat): @RepBecerra
Phone 202.225.6235
Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan (Republican): No Known Account
Phone: 202-225-3561 Fax: 202-225-9679
Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina (Democrat): @Clyburn
Phone: (202)225-3315 Fax: (202)225-2313
Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan (Republican): @RepFredUpton
(202) 225-3761 | F: (202) 225-4986
On the tweeting to the Super Committee, we should have a # set up..something like this:
@RepHensarling #SuperCommittee – NO tax inc., CUT spending #tpp
@RepHensarling #SuperCommittee Repeal Obamacare Save $2T #tpp
Something on that line…take care, Jen
http://www.johnandkenshow.com/
Stop the Illegal Alien CA Dream Act!
The CA State Senate Appropriations Committee has cleared
part two of Assemblyman Gil Cedillo’s CA Dream Act 2011 AB
131. It's headed to the Senate, and ultimately Jerry Brown's
desk.
Read Bill HERE!
Call these hacks and tell them to shelve Gil Cedillo’s CA Dream Act AB 131!
916 322-7152 (Office)
916-445-4571 (Press Office)
Voice your opinion and cast your vote:
- Call 916-445-2841
- Press 1 for English
- Then press 2
- Then press 1
- Lastly, press 2 to vote in opposition of the DREAM ACT!
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GOVERNOR'S OFFICE |
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GOVERNOR-EDMUND G. BROWN JR. |
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916-445-2841 |
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Assistants |
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Noelle Quattrin-Roost |
916-445-2841 |
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Greg Siggins |
916-445-2841 |
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Anna Pozdyn |
916-445-2841 |
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EXECUTIVE SECRETARY- JIM HUMES |
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EXECUTIVE SECRETARY-NANCY MCFADDEN |
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916-445-2841 |
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Director Of Operations-Sue Johnsrud |
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ADMINISTRATION |
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Chief Fiscal Officer-Sandra Sharrer |
916-322-0242 |
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Director Of Personnel-Esther Jimenez |
916-445-1697 |
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Business Services Officer-Troy Whitfield |
916-445-0446 |
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Constituent Affairs Director-Ned Ruthrauff |
916-445-2841 |
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Information Technology Unit Manager-Becky Curler |
916-324-0404 |
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Receptionist-Veronica Alarcon |
916-445-2864 |
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SPECIAL COUNSEL-ANNE GUST BROWN |
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Scheduling Director-Kathy Baldree |
916-324-7745 |
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APPOINTMENTS SECRETARY-MONA PASQUIL |
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Appointments Administrator-Lynn Catania |
916-445-4541 |
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Senior Deputy Appointments Secretary-James Lynch |
916-445-4541 |
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Deputy Appointments Secretary-Chris Herold |
916-445-4541 |
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External Affairs Director-Nick Velasquez |
916-324-2472 |
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PRESS SECRETARY-GIL DURAN |
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Chief Deputy Press Secretary-Elizabeth Ashford |
916-445-4571 |
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Deputy Press Secretary-Evan Westrup |
916-445-4571 |
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LEGISLATIVE SECRETARY-GARETH ELLIOTT |
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Deputy Legislative Secretary-Aaron Maguire |
916-445-4341 |
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Assistant Legislative Secretary-Jacque Roberts |
916-445-4341 |
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LEGAL AFFAIRS SECRETARY-JONATHAN RENNER |
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Chief Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary-Steve Acquisto |
916-445-0873 |
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Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary-Erin Peth |
916-445-0873 |
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SENIOR ADVISORS |
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Jacob Appelsmith |
916-445-8612 |
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Josh Groban |
916-445-6533 |
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Julie Henderson |
916-445-6534 |
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Cliff Rechtschaffen |
916-445-7665 |
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Nettie Sabelhaus |
916-445-4541 |
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Ken Alex-Senior Policy Advisor |
916-445-7665 |
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OFFICE OF PLANNING & RESEARCH DIRECTOR-KEN ALEX |
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916-322-2318 |
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RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES |
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Senior Advisor-Michael Picker |
916-445-7665 |
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Special Advisor-Manal Yamout |
916-445-7665 |
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LOS ANGELES OFFICE Los Angeles 90013 |
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213-897-0322 |
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213-897-0319 |
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SAN
FRANCISCO
OFFICE San Francisco 94102 |
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415-703-1057 |
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415-703-2803 |
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WASHINGTON,
D.C. OFFICE-DEPUTY
DIRECTOR-KATIE WHEELER MATHEWS Washington Dc 20001 |
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202-624-5270 |
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202-624-5280 |
-Sen. Darrell Steinberg –President Pro Tem 916-651-4006
-Sen. Christine Kehoe – Chair of Appropriations – 916-651-4039
-Sen. Elaine Alquist – 916-651-4013
-Sen. Ted Lieu – 916-651-4028
-Sen. Fran Pavley – 916-651-4023
-Sen. Curren Price Jr – 916-651-4026
July 15, 2011
NO VOTES ON ACA 6
Please reach out to these Republicans who voted NO on ACA 6 and Thank Them!
These are their Sacramento offices but also thank them if you are a constituent at their district offices. You can find the roster here.
They are on Summer Recess July 15- Aug 15
Katcho Achadjian: : (916) 319-2033,(916) 319-2133 fax
Bill Berryhill: 916-319-2026, 916-319-2126 fax
Connie Conway: (916) 319-2034, (916) 319-2134 fax
Paul Cook: 916-319-2065, 916-319-2165 fax
Tim Donnelly: (916) 319-2059, (916) 319-2159 fax
Martin Garrick: 916-319-2074, 916-319-2174 fax
Shannon Grove: 916-319-2032, 916-319-2132 fax
Curt Hagman: 916-319-2060, 916-319-2160 fax
Linda Halderman: (916) 319-2029, (916) 319-2129 fax
Diane Harkey:(916) 319-2073, (916) 319-2173 fax
Kevin Jeffries : 916-319-2060, 916-319-2160 fax
Brian Jones: (916) 319-2077, (916) 319-2177 fax
Steve Knight: (916) 319-2036, (916) 319-2136 fax
Dan Logue:916-319-2003, 916-319-2103 fax
Allan Mansoor: (916) 319-2068, (916) 319-2168 fax
Jeff Miller: (916) 319-2071, (916) 319-2171 fax
Mike Morrell: (916) 319-2063, (916) 319-2163 fax
Brian Nestande: 916-319-2064, 916-319-2164 fax
Jim Nielsen: 916-319-2002, 916-319-2102 fax
Chris Norby: 916-319-2072, 916-319-2172 fax
Jim Silva: 916-319-2067, 916-319-2167 fax
David Valadao: : 916-319-2030,916-319-2130 fax
Donald Wagner: (916) 319-2070, (916) 319-2170 fax
*** ABSENT, ABSTAINING, OR NOT VOTING
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Chesbro Fletcher Beth GainesGorell
Mitchell OlsenSmyth
July 15, 2011
VIRTUAL RALLY: OPERATION STOP THE BLEEDING!!
Patriots! It’s DAY 4 of our Virtual Rally to force Congress to just #stopthebleeding!
Make no mistake – this fight to cut spending is just as important as our fight against Obamacare! Budgets, spending, and debt may not feel as personal as health care, but it is! We’ve seen how personal it’s gotten in Greece, and we know what happens when a nation crumbles under the weight of its bureaucracy.
Because we simply can’t afford to be making trips to DC to rally around the Capitol, Tea Party Patriots is hosting a weeklong Virtual Rally. Every day, from Tuesday through Friday, you will find new action items and all of the information and materials you will need to get the job done.
Think about this: To pay for the overspending that government has already overspent, $45,000 in debt is now strapped to the back of each child born in America. To pay for the overspending that government has committed to overspend in the future, but has yet made no provision to pay for, each American household is now on the hook for $528,000.
Believe us, this is personal. Overspending leads directly to fewer jobs. That’s real personal.
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ACTION ITEMS: Senators that are
Vulnerable in 2012
A sample phone script. Feel free to use it as is, edit it, or make up your own! Script for vulnerable Senate Democrats up for reelection in 2012
I’m calling your office today for one very important reason. I ask you to vote against any increase in the debt ceiling, and especially to vote no on any sort of deal that has been hammered out behind closed doors that would raise taxes or that lacks real and immediate spending cuts.
I do not want to see cuts in spending growth, which are the only type of cuts Congress ever makes.. We must see real cuts if we are ever going to see enough economic growth for unemployed Americans to find jobs again.
It used to be that overspending would trap our children and grandchildren in a web of debt, but we have gotten to the point where it impacts Americans today. It is up to you to persuade your fellow Senators to stop the out-of-control spending. It has been over 800 days since the Senate has passed a budget in the Senate. It is your constitutional duty to pass a budget, and yet you haven’t.
You have an opportunity, ahead of the 2012 elections, to show the American people that you are serious about fiscal responsibility, which means no tax increases, real spending cuts, less debt, and less government. And you absolutely must pass the Full Faith & Credit Act as well as the Ensuring Pay for our Military Act. To use our soldiers’ pay as a bargaining chip is beyond cynical – it represents everything that is wrong in DC.
Finally, there have been those in Congress that are currently trying to pit American against American, to play us off each other, in order to continue this unsustainable status quo. This attempt, in the end, only serves to hurt the economy, which is most painful for those Americans trying to find jobs. Please don’t allow a campaign of class warfare to be waged on the backs of the unemployed.
Thank you.
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Check www.teapartypatriots.org every day this week for new action items. And thank you. It is your efforts that will make the difference between hope and despair; success and failure. Go get ‘em Patriots!
July 14, 2011 CA RED ALERT!
CALIFORNIA ALERT! RED ALERT! ACTION NEEDED ASAP!
ACA 6 Vote for Thursday July 14, 2011- CALL THEM THIS MORNING PLEASE!
ACA 6 is an initiative killing bill. The only redress Californians have for an out of control government is the initiative process. It is that very process that gave us taxpayer and citizen protections law like Prop 13 and Megan’s Law.
Now the liberals Democrats in Sacramento want to take away the right of the people, with bills like ACA 6, to put laws in place that will ensure our liberties and our safety. Please help us stop this bill when it goes to the Assembly Floor on Thursday.
Ask these Assembly people to vote NO on ACA 6, so we can allow the citizens of California to have a voice in their state governing!
Kristin Olsen: 916-319-2025, 916-319-2125 fax (Voted Yes in amendment and co-sponsored bill)
Cameron Smyth: 916-319-2038, 916-319-2138 Fax (Voted Yes in amendment)
These Assemblypeople “Abstained” from voting in amendments
Katcho Achadjian: (916) 319-2033,(916) 319-2133 fax
Jim Beall: (916) 319-2024, (916) 319-2124 Fax
Bill Berryhill: 916-319-2026, 916-319-2126 fax
Bob Blumenfield: (916) 319-2040, (916) 319-2140 Fax
Nathan Fletcher: 916-319-2075, 916-319-2175 Fax
Jeff Gorell: 916-319-2037,916-319-2137 fax
Curt Hagman: 916-319-2060, 916-319-2160 fax
Kevin Jeffries: 916-319-2066,916-319-2166 fax
David Valadao: 916-319-2030,916-319-2130 fax
July 14, 2011 National ALERT
VIRTUAL RALLY: OPERATION STOP THE BLEEDING!!
Patriots! It’s Day 3 of our Virtual Rally to force Congress to just #stopthebleeding!
Make no mistake – this fight to cut spending is just as important as our fight against Obamacare! Budgets, spending, and debt may not feel as personal as health care, but it is! We’ve seen how personal it’s gotten in Greece, and we know what happens when a nation crumbles under the weight of its bureaucracy.
Because we simply can’t afford to be making trips to DC to rally around the Capitol, Tea Party Patriots is hosting a weeklong Virtual Rally. Every day, from Tuesday through Friday, you will find new action items and all of the information and materials you will need to get the job done.
Think about this: To pay for the overspending that government has already overspent, $45,000 in debt is now strapped to the back of each child born in America. To pay for the overspending that government has committed to overspend in the future, but has yet made no provision to pay for, each American household is now on the hook for $528,000.
Believe us, this is personal. Overspending leads directly to fewer jobs. That’s real personal.
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ACTION ITEMS: Republican
Study Committee (RSC), Target Members
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Check www.teapartypatriots.org every day this week for new action items. And thank you. It is your efforts that will make the difference between hope and despair; success and failure. Go get ‘em Patriots!
July13, 2011
Patriots! It's Day 2 of our Virtual Rally to force Congress to just #stopthebleeding!
Make no mistake - this fight to cut spending is just as important as our fight against Obamacare! Budgets, spending, and debt may not feel as personal as health care, but it is! We've seen how personal it's gotten in Greece, and we know what happens when a nation crumbles under the weight of its bureaucracy.
Because we simply can't afford to be making trips to DC to rally around the Capitol, Tea Party Patriots is hosting a weeklong Virtual Rally. Every day, from Tuesday through Friday, you will find new action items and all of the information and materials you will need to get the job done.
Think about this: To pay for the overspending that government has already overspent, $45,000 in debt is now strapped to the back of each child born in America. To pay for the overspending that government has committed to overspend in the future, but has yet made no provision to pay for, each American household is now on the hook for $528,000.
Believe us, this is personal. Overspending leads directly to fewer jobs. That's real personal.
ACTION ITEMS: Republican Freshmen
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
1.Call GOP freshman today. You can call just one, just the ones from your state, or all of them. It's up to you.
list and phone numbers below. Bonus: Post on their Facebook walls if you time!
House GOP Freshmen
Alabama 2:Martha Roby (R), 202-225-2901,
martharoby (twitter), Congressman Martha Roby (Facebook)
Alabama 5: Mo Brooks (R) 202-225-4801
RepMoBrooks, Congressman Mo Brooks
Arkansas 1: Rick Crawford (R) 202-225-4076
RepRickCrawford, RepRickCrawford
Arkansas 2: Tim Griffin (R) 202-225-2506
RepTimGriffin, Tim Griffin For Congress
Arkansas 3: Steve Womack (R) 202-225-4301
Rep_SteveWomack, Arizona 3
Ben Quayle (R) 202-225-3361
benquayle, Ben Quayle
Arizona 5: David Schweikert (R) 202-225-2190
RepDavid, Rep. David Schweikert
Colorado 3: Scott Tipton (R) 202-225-4761
RepTipton, Scott R. Tipton
Colorado 4: Cory Gardner (R) 202-225-4676
RepCory, CongressmanGardner
Florida 5: Rich Nugent (R), 202-225-1002
RepRichNugent, Rich Nugent for Congress
Florida 8: Daniel Webster (R, 202-225-2176
Daniel Webster for Congress, Florida 12
Dennis A. Ross (R) 202-225-1252
RepDennisRoss, Dennis A. Ross
Florida 22: Allen West (R), 202-225-3026
AllenWest, AllenWestFL
Florida 25: David Rivera (R), 202-225-2778
RepRivera, David Rivera for US Congress
Georgia 7: Rob Woodall (R) 202-225-4272
Rob Woodall
Georgia 8: Austin Scott (R), 202-225-6531
AustinScottGA08, RepAustinScott
Idaho 1: Raúl Labrador (R) 202-225-6611
Raul_Labrador, Raul Labrador
Illinois 8: Joe Walsh (R), 202-225-3711
joewalsh8th, Joe Walsh for Congress
Illinois 10: Robert Dold (R), 202-225-4835
RepDold, Robert Dold
Illinois 11: Adam Kinzinger (R), 202-225-3635
RepKinzinger, Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Illinois 14: Randy Hultgren (R), 202-225-2976
randyhultgren, randyhultgren
Illinois 17:Bobby Schilling (R) 202-225-5905
RepSchilling, Congressman Bobby Schilling
Indiana 4: Todd Rokita (R), 202-225-5037
ToddRokita, Representative Todd Rokita
Indiana 8: Larry Bucshon (R), 202-225-4636
RepLarryBucshon, Larry Bucshon
Kansas 1: Tim Huelskamp (R), 202-225-2715
conghuelskamp, Congressman Tim Huelskamp
Kansas 3: Kevin Yoder (R), 202-225-2865
KevinYoder: Congressman Kevin Yoder
Louisiana 2: Cedric Richmond (D), 202-225-6636
Cedric Richmond,
Louisiana 3: Jeff Landry (R), 202-225-4031
repjefflandry, Congressman Jeff Landry
Maryland 1: Andy Harris (R), 202-225-5311
Andy Harris,
Massachusetts 10: Bill Keating (D), 202-225-3111
USRep_Keating
Michigan 2: Bill Huizenga (R), 202-225-4401
rephuizenga, Rep. Bill Huizenga
e is a sample phone script. Feel free to use it as is, edit it, or make up your own!
Script for the GOP freshman (House and Senate)
I'm calling your office today for one very important reason. I ask you to vote against any increase in the debt ceiling, and especially to vote no on any sort of deal that has been hammered out behind closed doors that would raise taxes or that lacks real and immediate spending cuts.
I do not want to only see cuts in spending growth, which are the only type of cuts Congress ever makes. I want REAL cuts that happen now, before the end of the fiscal year this September.
As a freshman, you were elected in a historic election in 2010 for one reason and one reason only: to make real cuts in spending and stop the destruction of our economy. It is only through less spending, less government and pro-growth policies that we will see Americans going back to work.
Most importantly, you were not elected to bend to leadership or to continue this grotesque, out-of-control spending. The GOP leadership is passing the buck, refusing to even bring bills like the Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act up for a vote; bills that would protect our soldiers from being used as political pawns. Over and over we see the GOP leadership caving to business as usual.
President Obama is trying his best to gain bipartisan cover for his mess. He has overspent with the stimulus and Obamacare and now he is trying to get Republicans to pay for it all. You made a sacred promise to the people in your district, and it is crucial that you stand firm now. And it is crucial that you communicate why you are standing firm so that he cannot demagogue and lie about the facts.
Vote no on raising the debt ceiling; vote no on any deal that raises taxes at all; and vote yes to real, honest-to goodness cuts in spending. You can be an American hero, if you just stand by your campaign promises. Please don't allow President Obama to finance his class warfare on the backs of the unemployed, and please stop playing chicken with the American people stuck in the middle.
Thank you.
2.Fax all of the GOP freshman at once - for free! Click here to fax them all!
3.Sign our No Debt Increase petition. Click here to sign the petition
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4.Forward these action items, materials, and petition to every person you know that cares about this country by sending them a link to this page.
5.Post the link to this page on your Facebook and Twitter accounts. Bonus: Use the hashtag #stopthebleeding when you tweet about this!
Thanks and keep up the great work !!
July 12,2011
Instead of putting on an EXPENSIVE rally in Washington, DC the Tea Party Patriots are organizing a Virtual Rally against raising the Debt Ceiling this week (today through Friday). See http://teapartypatriots.org/ for the Action Items each day.
Today the action item is to call the following Blue Dog Democrats and tell them to vote against raising the Debt Ceiling. Contact numbers and sample script are listed below.
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State |
Telephone |
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Mike Ross (AR-4) |
AR |
202-225-3772 |
Rep Mike Ross |
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Adam Schiff (CA-29) |
CA |
202-225-4176 |
Congressman Schiff |
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Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) |
CA |
202-225-2965 |
Loretta Sanchez |
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Dennis Cardoza (CA-18) |
CA |
202-225-6131 |
Rep Dennis Cardoza |
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Mike Thompson (CA-1) |
CA |
202-225-3311 |
Rep Mike Thompson |
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Joe Baca (CA-43) |
CA |
202-225-6161 |
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Jim Costa (CA-20) |
CA |
202-225-3341 |
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John Barrow (GA-12) |
GA |
202-225-2823 |
Congressman John Barrow |
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Sanford Bishop (GA-2) |
GA |
202-225-3631 |
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David Scott (GA-13) |
GA |
202-225-2939 |
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Leonard Boswell (IA-3) |
IA |
202-225-3806 |
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Joe Donnelly (IN-2) |
IN |
202-225-3915 |
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Ben Chandler (KY-6) |
KY |
202-225-4706 |
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Mike Michaud (ME-2) |
ME |
202-225-6306 |
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Collin Peterson (MN-7) |
MN |
202-225-2165 |
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Heath Shuler (NC-11) |
NC |
202-225-6401 |
Congressman Shuler |
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Mike McIntyre (NC-7) |
NC |
202-225-2731 |
Mike McIntyre |
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Dan Boren (OK-2) |
OK |
202-225-2701 |
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Kurt Schrader (OR-5) |
OR |
202-225-5699 |
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Tim Holden (PA-17) |
PA |
202-225-5546 |
Congressman Tim Holden |
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Jason Altmire (PA-4) |
PA |
202-225-2565 |
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Jim Cooper (TN-5) |
TN |
202-225-4311 |
Jim Cooper |
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Henry Cuellar (TX-28) |
TX |
202-225-1640 |
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Jim Matheson (UT-2) |
UT |
202-225-3011 |
Script for Blue Dog Democrats
I'm calling your office today for one very important reason. I ask you to vote against any increase in the debt ceiling, and especially to vote no on any sort of deal that has been hammered out behind closed doors; one that would raise taxes or that lacks real and immediate spending cuts.
I do not want to see cuts in spending growth, which are the only type of cuts Congress ever makes, meaning for example, that instead of increasing spending by $100 per day, you increase it by $80 per day. We must see real cuts, and no tax increases if we are ever going to see enough economic growth for unemployed Americans to find jobs again.
You are a member of the Blue Dog caucus and that means that you have committed yourself to fiscal responsibility. You cannot possibly allow America keep spending money we don't have. It used to be that overspending would trap our children and grandchildren in a web of debt, but we have gotten to the point where overspending impacts Americans today. Overspending means fewer jobs, period.
It is up to you to persuade your fellow Democrats to stop the out-of-control spending. You can be a hero to the American people if you stand up for us now. We can't afford rhetoric that pits American against American, so please don't allow a campaign of class warfare to be waged on the backs of the unemployed. Thank you.
(See http://www.teapartypatriots.org for action items on Wednesday through Friday)
CARB ABOLISHMENT BILL!
Greetings!
Thank you to everyone who has made phone calls or sent faxes to members of the Natural Resources Committee to support AB 1332, Assemblyman Donnelly's bill to abolish the unelected and unaccountable California Air Resources Board.
Attend the hearing and tell your representatives you want CARB abolished
Our opponents never fail to send their army of slick lobbyists to promote their job-killing agenda to a sympathetic political elite.
But with the historic introduction of AB 1332, we now have the opportunity to make ourselves heard and demand an end to the abuses of this rogue agency.
Here are the details of the upcoming hearing:
What: Hearing on AB 1332 in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee
Date: Monday, April 25th
Time: 1:30 pm
Where: State Capitol in Sacramento, Room 447
In the next week, please continue to communicate with members of the Natural Resources Committee by phone and fax so they can know of our massive support for AB 1332. You can find their contact info here.
You also can help by downloading the fact sheet, printing it out and distributing it to your friends and fellow activists to educate them about why CARB has earned its abolition.
Bad news and some good news about the costly green energy mandate
Despite the fact that Governor Brown's Democrat allies in the Legislature voted in favor of the renewable portfolio standard or "RPS" costly green energy mandate, I thought Brown might think about his legacy and veto a bill that would destroy the economy. Despite our massive show of opposition to a bill that will hike our energy costs up to 80%, Brown signed the bill anyway.
That is the bad news, but the good news is that a lawsuit in Colorado may save our economy from destruction. The American Tradition Institute has filed a lawsuit challenging Colorado's RPS law as a violation of the Commerce Clause of our Constitution.
While California now has perhaps the most draconian of RPS laws with Senator Simitian's bill to drastically increase the portion of our energy that government dictates must meet their definition of "green", RPS laws exist in varying degrees in other states as well.
Because the electricity grid is interconnected with other states, the patchwork of RPS mandates plays havoc with power plants. Green energy sources mandated by RPS such as wind and solar are intermittent, meaning they depend on when the sun shines or wind blows.
When the wind or solar plants temporarily cease producing power, fossil fuel plants need to have excess capacity to pick up the slack. Intermittent green power on the grid forces fossil fuel plants to be run inefficiently, much as you get poor gas mileage when driving a car in stop and go traffic.
For more information on the lawsuit, read the American Tradition Institute press release and this detailed article by energy researcher Tom Tanton.
Sincerely,
Eric Eisenhammer
Founder
Coalition of Energy Users
Natural Resources Committee Members, Call them and tell them to vote YES on AB 1332
Wesley Chesbro - Chair Dem-1 (916) 319-2001 Assemblymember.Chesbro@assembly.ca.gov
Steve Knight - Vice Chair Rep-36 (916) 319-2036 Assemblymember.Knight@assembly.ca.gov
Julia Brownley Dem-41 (916) 319-2041 Assemblymember.Brownley@assembly.ca.gov
Roger Dickinson Dem-9 (916) 319-2009 Assemblymember.Dickinson@assembly.ca.gov
Shannon L. Grove Rep-32 (916) 319-2032 Assemblymember.Grove@assembly.ca.gov
Linda Halderman Rep-29 (916) 319-2029 Assemblymember.Halderman@asm.ca.gov
Jared Huffman Dem-6 (916) 319-2006 Assemblymember.Huffman@assembly.ca.gov
William Monning Dem-27 (916) 319-2027 Assemblymember.Monning@assembly.ca.gov
Nancy Skinner Dem-14 (916) 319-2014 Assemblymember.Skinner@assembly.ca.gov
Come to the State Capitol Rally on April 4th , 2011
State Assemplyman Tim Connelly has introduced Assembly Bill 26, modeled after "The Arizona Law" to, among other things, end sanctuary cities, empower law enforcement agencies to verify legal status of anyone who is arrested and suspected of being present in the US illegally, require mandatory use of employment eligibility through federal E-verify system, and make it a felony to engage in the smuggling of human beings.
We need every freedom-loving citizen to show up on Monday, April 4th at 2 PM on the steps of the Capitol to support Assembly Bill 26, the Secure Immigration and Enforcement Act (otherwise known as SEIA).
Call your Assembly Member, your State Senator and the Governor and tell them you oppose AB 130 & AB 131, which gives illegals the right to receive financial aid from the State of California.
Senator Doug LaMalfa - 4 district
State Capitol Office: Phone: (916) 651-4004, Fax: (916) 445-7750
Rocklin Office: Phone: (916) 435-0744, Fax: (916) 435-0749
Assemblyman Dan Logue - 3rd district
State Capitol Office: Phone: 916-319-2003, Fax: 916-319-2103
Chico Office: Phone: 530-895-4217, Fax: 530-895-4219
Governor Jerry Brown
Phone: (916) 445-2841, Fax: (916) 558-3160
On April 5th, the California version of the Arizona Law, AB 26 will be heard in the Judiciary Committee at 9am, and we need your support! The hearing is open to the public and we want you there if you can make it.
Assemblyman Donnelly's letter
http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102836658533-55/Assemblyman+Tim+Donnelly+Rally.pdf
DHS Memo Reveals Amnesty Plan 9-17-2010
A newly leaked amnesty-memo inside Department of Homeland Security reveals a way to grant amnesty without Congress debating comprehensive immigration reform or casting a vote.
This is the third inside memo to be leaked to the media regarding the Obama Administration’s intent to legalize 20 million illegal aliens currently residing in America unlawfully. The first memos came out of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agencies- both put together likely tools that could be used to make an amnesty end run around lawmakers. http://www.examiner.com/county-political-buzz-in-san-diego/leaked-dhs-memo-details-amnesty-without-congress-involvement
CA Legislative Resource Says:
According to CA leislative fiscal staff we understand that it would provide a path to permanent residency for certain unlawful immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children and have been here for at least five years (after they earn an associate degree or higher, or serve in the military for at least two years with an honorable discharge).
California already allows unlawful immigrants who attended 3 years of high school in CA to pay in-state tuition, but under the federal Dream Act, they would also become eligible for financial aid. No one knows how many unlawful immigrants are in the state, so we can’t calculate that cost with any precision, but as a point of fiscal reference, we’re spending roughly a billion dollars annually for financial aid now, so every one percent increase in that spending would translate to an addition $10m from the GF.
“DREAM ACT” TARGETS 9-17-2010 NO on DREAM ACT
Republicans:
Sen. Hatch of Utah- Tel: (202) 224-5251 - Fax: (202) 224-6331
Sen. Bunning of Kentucky- Tel: 202.224.4343 Fax: 202.228.1373
Sen. Bennet of Utah- Tel: (202) 224-5444 Fax: (202) 228-1168
Sen. Gregg of New Hampshire- Tel: (202) 224-3324
Sen. Bailey-Hutchison of Texas- Tel: 202-224-5922 Fax:202-224-0776
Sen. McCain of Arizona- Tel: (202) 224-2235, Fax: (202) 228-2862
Sen. Voinovich of Ohio- Tel: (202) 224-3353
Sen. Snowe of Maine- Tel: (202) 224-5344, Toll Free: (800) 432-1599, Fax: (202) 224-1946
Sen. Collins of Maine- Tel: (202) 224-2523, Fax: (202) 224-2693
Sen. LeMeiux of Florida- Tel: (202) 224-3041, Toll free: (866) 630-7106, Fax: (202) 228-5171,
Sen. Brownback of Kansas-Tel: (202) 224-6521, Fax: (202) 228-1265
Sen. Hagan of North Carolina- Tel: 202-224-6342, Fax: 202-228-2563
Sen. Pryor of Arkansas-Tel: (202) 224-2353, fax: (202) 228-0908,Toll Free from AR p: (877) 259-9602
Sen. Landrieu of Louisiana-Tel: (202) 224-5824, Fax: (202) 224-9735
Sen. Conrad of North Dakota-Tel: (202) 224-2043
Sen. Dorgan of North Dakota- Tel: (202) 224-2551,Fax (202) 224-1193
Sen. Nelson of Florida- Tel: 202-224-5274,Fax: 202-228-2183
Sen. Baucus of Montana-Tel: (202) 224-2651, Fax: (202) 224-9412
Sen. Tester of Montana Tel: (202) 224-2644, Fax: (202) 224-8594
Sen. Feinstein of California Tel: (202) 224-3841, Fax: (202) 228-3954
Universal Health Care in California
They have voted out of the Assembly SB 900 and AB 1602 and they are now on their way to the Senate in California and we need to stop it!
This Bill is like the Public Option on the Federal side. With California sinking into bankruptcy this is the height of arrogance and fiscal irresponsibility.
Call your California Senators!
California State Senate-
REPUBLICANS
Sam Aenastad-Phone: (916) 651-4004,Fax: (916) 445-7750
Jeff Denham-Phone: (916) 651-4012,Fax: (916) 445-0773
Abel Maldonado-Phone: (916) 651-4015,Fax: (916) 445-8081
George Runner-Phone: (916) 651-4017,Fax: (916) 445-4662
Roy Ashburn-Phone: (916) 651-4018,Fax: (916) 322-3304
Tony Strickland-Phone: (916) 651-4019,Fax: (916) 324-7544
Alex Padilla-Phone: 916-651-4020,Fax: 916-324-6645
Bob Huff-Phone: (916) 651-4029,Fax: (916) 324-0922
Robert Dutton-Phone: (916) 651-4031,Fax: (916) 327-2272
Mimi Walters-Phone: (916) 651-4033,Fax: (916) 445-9754
Tom Harman-Phone: (916) 651-4035,Fax: (916) 445-9263
Dennis Hollingsworth-Phone: (916) 651-4036,Fax: (916) 447-9008
John Benoit-Phone: (916) 651-4037,Fax: (916) 327-2187
Mark Wyland-Phone: (916) 651-4038 ,Fax: (916) 446-7382
DEMOCRATS
Elaine Alquist-(916) 651-4013,(916) 324-0283 (Fax)
Ron Calderon- Phone: (916) 651-4030,Fax: (916) 327-8755
Gilbert Cedillo-Phone: (916) 651-4022, Fax: (916) 327-8817
Dave Cogdill- Phone: (916) 651-4014, Fax: (916) 327-3523
Ellen Corbett- Phone:(916) 651-4010, Fax: (916) 327-2433
Lou Correa- (916) 651-4034
Mark DeSaulnier-Phone: (916) 651-4007, Fax: (916) 445-2527
Denise Ducheny-Moreno (916) 651-4040, (916) 327-3522 fax
Dean Florez-Phone: (916) 651-4016,Fax: (916) 327-5989
Loni Hancock-Phone: (916) 651-4009, Fax: (916) 327-1997
Christine Kehoe-Phone: (916) 651-4039 Fax: (916) 327-2188
Mark Leno-Phone: (916) 651-4003, Fax: (916) 445-4722
Carol Liu-Phone: (916) 651-4021, Fax: (916) 324-7543
Allen S. Lowenthal-Phone: (916) 651-4027, Fax: (916) 327-9113
Gloria Negrete-McLeod-Phone: (916) 651-4032, Fax: (916) 445-0128
Jenny Oropeza-Phone: (916) 651-4028, Fax: (916) 323-6056
Alex Padilla-Phone: 916-651-4020, Fax: 916-324-6645
Fran Pavley-(916) 651-4023, Fax: (916) 324-4823
Curren Price-Phone: (916) 651-4026, Fax: (916) 445-8899
Gloria Romero-Phone: (916) 651-4024, Fax: (916) 445-0485
Joe Simitian-Phone: (916) 651-4011, Fax: (916) 323-4529
Darrell Steinberg-Phone: (916) 651-4006, Fax: (916) 323-2263
Patricia Wiggins-Phone: (916) 651-4002, Fax: (916) 323-6958
Lois Wolk-Phone: (916) 651-4005, Fax: (916) 323-2304
Roderick Wright- (916) 651-4025, Fax: (916) 445-3712
Leland Yee-Phone: (916) 651-4008, Fax: (916) 327-2186
August 23, 2010
Remember the DISCLOSE Act? Or, as we like to call it, the DISGRACE Act; the one in which the Reid-Pelosi-Obama team attempted to silence small, grassroots groups during elections, including the ones this November. Though it failed to pass in the Senate last month, Harry Reid has decided that he is going to try again. The only thing that stopped it before were the three usual suspects: Senators' Snowe, Collins, and Brown. Reid and Obama are pressuring them hard to change their votes to Yes. We must pressure them harder to continue voting NO.
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> Here is a refresher course on the DISCLOSE Act:
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> From our friends at Freedom Action about this speech violating bill-
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> Even if somehow the speech restrictions in this bill were constitutional, their uneven application would be a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection under the law. Even the left-leaning Sierra Club has labeled the DISCLOSE Act a two-tiered system that is “unfair and undemocratic" and that smaller grass-roots organizations would be disadvantaged because they lack the resources to cope with "the additional disclosure burdens." The unions and the big non-profit groups get to keep their free speech given to them in the January Supreme Court decision, but the corporations and small non-profits lose theirs under DISCLOSE.
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> Also, President Obama and some Democrats are dishonestly stating that the Court’s decision would “open the floodgates for special interest, including foreign corporations, to spend without limit in our elections.” However, current federal law and Federal Election Commission regulations already ban foreign corporations from participating directly or indirectly in American elections. (see 2 U.S.C. § 441e and 2 U.S.C. 437g).
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> An example of how this bill could affect your tea party group:
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> Exampleville, Ohio has two people running for U.S. Congress—Mr. A and Mr. B—in what promises to be a close race. Exampleville’s local Tea Party believes in Mr. B. The Tea Party wants to run ads highlighting Mr. B’s stance on cap and trade, federal spending, increased taxation, etc, but they don’t have enough money to fulfill the new highly complex reporting requirements from DISCLOSE. And DISCLOSE would force them to list their top donors, even if they are not necessarily the specific donors to the ads, in their ads. Besides, the disclaimers required could take up to 14 of a 30 second ad. The Tea Party gives up trying to run ads to support Mr. Republican.
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> In contrast, Mr. A has some well-funded unions who want to see Exampleville’s factories unionized, so the unions run ads against Mr. B and ads for Mr. A. Also, the Sierra Club and the ACLU (groups actually opposed to DISCLOSE) want Mr. A to support their issues, so they also run ads for Mr. A. None of these ads are subject to DISCLOSE’s requirements.
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> Guess who wins?
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> (For those interested, here’s a good link with information on the actual language and problems with the DISCLOSE bill, click here: http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/2/hr5175)
> Remind them that the DISCLOSE Act exempts unions and very large special interest groups!! And the little guy is left without a voice.
> We must start putting pressure on these three Senators, and tell them to vote NO.
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> This is SO important as the Left is running scared and are trying to minimize our efforts and impact this November. Please call the following Senators:
> Scott Brown (R-MA)
> http://scottbrown.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactme
> Washington DC: (T) (202) 224-4543, (F) (202) 228-2646
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> Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
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> http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorSnowe.Email
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> Washington DC: (T) (202) 224-5344, Toll free (800) 432-1599, (F) (202) 224-1946
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> Susan Collins (R-ME)
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> http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCollins.EmailIssue&CFID=42880122&CFTOKEN=39747274
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> Washington DC: (T) (202) 224-2523, (F) (202) 224-2693
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ANOTHER SLUSH FUND CREATED WITH YOUR MONEY
Just last week the Obama administration signed another bailout into law. It was a $26 billion bailout, with $10 billion supposedly saving teacher's jobs that were never on the chopping block. Out of that $10 billion, about $40 million will go directly to the teacher's unions - just in time for the elections. Much of this money was "paid for" by dipping into the funding for food stamps - ironic since they always accuse us of wanting to "starve the children."
The corrupt Big Government politicians aren't done yet.
Now they want to cut** another $8 billion from the food stamps fund to pay for a child nutrition bill that is at the center of Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" Initiative. The First Lady's initiative is a massive financial boon to the SEIU (again, just in time for the November elections...). It creates goodies like a "Food Service Management Institute" and "an open-ended green cafeterias pilot program" through a reauthorization of legislation from Lyndon Johnson's Big Government agenda.
There are 400,000 workers who prepare and serve lunch to kids in the US and the SEIU represents tens of thousands of them. They now want to use this money to hire and unionize more employees by creating year-round breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for kids as well as beefing up their pay and benefits packages, all paid for by us. Whatever happened to parents making sure their kids are fed??
Big Labor already has a lot of money, and now because of these two new bills, they'll have tens of millions more to use for November. Tea Party Patriots is fighting hard to stop the spending and to stop the runaway growth of government, including public employees and their unions, but we can't do it without you.
If you believe that we should fight back against these slush funds for the Left's favorite special interests; if you believe that our Republic is threatened by the absolute corruption and collusion that occurs between politicians and Big Labor unions, then please consider donating to Tea Party Patriots. Any donation, small or large, will help us stand up against groups like the SEIU.
http://hotair.com/archives/2010/08/16/democrats-big-government-agenda-to-dip-into-food-stamp-program-again/
http://michellemalkin.com/2010/08/16/dems-hey-lets-raid-the-food-stamp-program-again-for-big-labor/
**Nancy Pelosi frequently uses the food stamp fund as her go-to fund to "cut" in order to abide by the PayGo rule. However, these "cuts" are scheduled to take place in the future and they know these cuts will never actually be made.
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There will be a vote tomorrow on the second Stimulus bill. Talking points and targeted Congressmen to contact are listed below.
Porkulus II: States Held Hostage
Why is Congress demanding governors and mayors fire teachers, cops, and firefighters before cutting ridiculous spending like this:
$120,000,000 spent on state-run liquor stores - Washington State
$39,608,662 spent on neighborhood & recreational services - Newark, New Jersey
$7,000,000 spent on museums - Oakland, California
$1,607,367 spent on awards and prizes at county fairs - Illinois
$1,000,000 spent on mural art - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
$750,000 spent on the opera house - Baltimore, Maryland
The Porkulus II:
Forces states to take bailout dollars, bypassing Governors who refuse the money, and forbidding them from making necessary budget cuts.
Gives teachers unions roughly $50 - $100 million through trickle-down.
Will increase the deficit by $12.6 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Will result in a permanent tax increase of $9.7 billion for U.S. multinational companies - increasing the cost of doing business and risking jobs during the recession. (Interestingly, the revenue from these same tax increases have already been spent...twice, in two other pieces of legislation!)
The fact is the federal government cannot afford to bailout states who refuse to cut back spending. In case Nancy Pelosi forgot, the American people still fund the federal government. If states can't afford it, neither can the federal government. Bailing out states and extending failed stimulus programs only perpetuates states' reliance on the federal government.
State Bailouts
This week Speaker Pelosi has called the House of Representatives back to Congress. The intent is to spend another $26.1 Billion. The House of Representatives will vote on 2 bills this week:
1. HR 1586, which was originally a House FAA bill and has now been replaced as a $26.1 billion bailout that includes $10 billion to teacher salaries and $16.1 billion for extension of Federal Medicaid matching rates.
Read additional commentary by Heritage on the bill here.
Read commentary from the Evergreen Foundation about the State Bailouts here.
2. The House will take up the privileged resolution that Congressman Tom Price has introduced to insure there is not a lame duck session of Congress unless there is an emergency. It is our understanding that since this is a privileged resolution it cannot be blocked from being voted.
DEMS WHO VOTED NO STIMULUS 2009 (highlighted in red)
Blue Dog Members
Altmire, Jason (PA-04) ph: 202-225-2565, fx: 202-226-2274
Arcuri, Mike (NY-24) Ph: (202)225-3665 · Fx: (202)225-1891
Baca, Joe (CA-43) Ph(202)225-6161, Fx: (202)225-8671
Barrow, John (GA-12) p: (202) 225-2823, f: (202) 225-3377
Berry, Marion (AR-01) Ph (202) 225-4076, Fax(202) 225-5602
Bishop, Sanford (GA-02) Ph:(202) 225-3631 · Fax: (202) 225-2203
Boren, Dan (OK-02) Ph (202) 225-2701, fax (202) 225-3038
Boswell, Leonard (IA-03) Ph: (202) 225-3806, Fax: (202) 225-5608
Boyd, Allen (FL-02) P (202) 225-5235 · F (202) 225-5615
Bright, Bobby (AL-02) Ph; (202) 225-2901, Fax (202) 225-8913
Cardoza, Dennis (CA-18) Ph: (202) 225-6131
Carney, Christopher (PA-10) Ph: (202) 225-3731, Fx: (202) 225-9594
Chandler, Ben (KY-06) Ph: (202) 225-4706 | FAX: (202) 225-2122
Childers, Travis (MS-01) p. (202) 225-4306 · f. (202) 225-3549
Cooper, Jim (TN-05) Ph: 202-225-4311 · Fax: 202-226-1035
Costa, Jim (CA-20) Ph:202-225-3341,Fax: 202-225-9308
Cuellar, Henry (TX-28) ph: 202-225-1640, fax: 202-225-1641
Dahlkemper, Kathy (PA-03) Ph: (202) 225-5406, Fax: (202) 225-3103
Davis, Lincoln (TN-04) Ph: 202.225.6831 Fax: 202.226.5172
Donnelly, Joe (IN-02) Ph: (202) 225-3915, Fax: (202) 225-6798
Ellsworth, Brad (IN-08) Ph 202.225.4636 | F 202.225.3284
Giffords, Gabrielle (AZ-08) Ph: (202) 225-2542, Fax: (202) 225-0378
Gordon, Bart (TN-06) Ph: (202) 225-4231, Fax: (202) 225-6887
Harman, Jane (CA-36) Ph: (202) 225 8220, Fax: (202) 226 7290
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (SD) p: 202.225.2801 · f: 202.225.5823
Hill, Baron (IN-09) Ph (202) 225-5315, Fx (202) 226-6866
Holden, Tim (PA-17) Ph: (202) 225-5546 | FAX: (202) 226-0996
Kratovil, Jr., Frank (MD-01) Ph: (202) 225-5311, Fax: (202) 225-0254
McIntyre, Mike (NC-07) Ph(202) 225-2731, fax (202) 225-5773
Markey, Betsy (CO-04) ph. 202.225.4676, f. 202.225.5870
Marshall, Jim (GA-08) Ph: 202/225-6531, Fax: 202/225-3013
Matheson, Jim (UT-02) Ph - (202) 225-3011, Fax - (202) 225-5638
Melancon, Charlie (LA-03) ph: (202) 225-4031, fx: (202) 226-3944
Michaud, Mike (ME-02) Ph: 202-225-6306, Fax: 202-225-2943
Minnick, Walt (ID-01) Ph: (202) 225-6611, Fax: (202) 225-3029
Mitchell, Harry (AZ-05) Ph (202) 225-2190
Moore, Dennis (KS-03) Ph: (202) 225-2865, FAX: (202) 225-2807
Murphy, Patrick (PA-08) Ph(202) 225-4276, Fax: (202) 225-9511
Murphy, Scott (NY-20) ph (202) 225-5614, f. (202) 225-1168
Nye, Glenn (VA-02) Ph: (202) 225-4215, Fax: (202) 225-4218
Peterson, Collin (MN-07) Ph (202) 225-2165, fax (202) 225-1593
Pomeroy, Earl (ND) Ph (202) 225-2611 | F (202) 226-0893
Ross, Mike (AR-04) Ph (202) 225-3772, Fax (202) 225-1314
Salazar, John (CO-03) Ph202-225-4761, fax 202-226-9669
Sanchez, Loretta (CA-47) Ph: (202) 225-2965 · Fax: (202) 225-5859
Schiff, Adam (CA-29) Ph: (202) 225-4176,Fax: (202) 225-5828
Schrader, Kurt (OR-05) Ph: (202) 225-5711, Fax: (202) 225-5699
Scott, David (GA-13) ph:(202) 225-2939, fax:(202) 225-4628
Shuler, Heath (NC-11) Ph: (202) 225-6401, Fax: (202) 226-6422
Space, Zack (OH-18) ph: (202) 225-6265, fax: (202) 225-3394
Tanner, John (TN-08) Ph: (202) 225-4714, Fax: (202) 225-1765
Taylor, Gene (MS-04) Ph: 202.225.5772, Fax: 202.225.7074
Thompson, Mike (CA-01) Ph: (202) 225-3311, Fax: (202) 225-4335
Wilson, Charles (OH-06) ph: (202) 225-5705,
fx: (202) 225-5907
Griffith,Parker (AL-05)
Ph: (202) 225-4801,Fax: (202) 225-4392
Kanjorski,Paul G. (PA-11)
ph: 202-225-6511, fx: 202-225-0764
4 ROGUE DEMS
Adler, John
Phone: (202) 225-4765
Fax: (202) 225-0778
Himes, Jim
Phone: (202) 225-5541
Fax: (202) 225-9629
Peters, Gary
Phone: (202) 225-5802
Fax: (202) 226-2356
Welch, Peter
Phone: (202) 225-4115
Harry Reid and the Democrats’ New McCarthyism -
Voting on the DISCLOSE Act in ONE HOUR!
The Democrats are running scared, fearful of the impact grassroots activists will have in November. With the DISCLOSE Act, which will go into effect almost immediately, in time for the November elections, they will be able to effectively and legally shut us down. The effort to silence us before the elections is tantamount to a witch hunt. Read this email carefully for more information about this bill and then please make some phone calls NOW and tell them to VOTE NO!!
INFORMATION
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
SENATORS TO CALL
From our friends at Freedom Action about this speech violating bill:
Even if somehow the speech restrictions in this bill were constitutional, their uneven application would be a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection under the law. Even the left-leaning Sierra Club has labeled the DISCLOSE Act a two-tiered system that is “unfair and undemocratic" and that smaller grass-roots organizations would be disadvantaged because they lack the resources to cope with "the additional disclosure burdens." The unions and the big non-profit groups get to keep their free speech given to them in the January Supreme Court decision, but the corporations and small non-profits lose theirs under DISCLOSE.
Also, President Obama and some Democrats are dishonestly stating that the Court’s decision would “open the floodgates for special interest, including foreign corporations, to spend without limit in our elections.” However, current federal law and Federal Election Commission regulations already ban foreign corporations from participating directly or indirectly in American elections. (see 2 U.S.C. § 441e and 2 U.S.C. 437g).
Exampleville, Ohio has two people running for U.S. Congress—Mr. A and Mr. B—in what promises to be a close race. Exampleville’s local Tea Party believes in Mr. B. The Tea Party wants to run ads highlighting Mr. B’s stance on cap and trade, federal spending, increased taxation, etc, but they don’t have enough money to fulfill the new highly complex reporting requirements from DISCLOSE. And DISCLOSE would force them to list their top donors, even if they are not necessarily the specific donors to the ads, in their ads. Besides, the disclaimers required could take up to 14 of a 30 second ad. The Tea Party gives up trying to run ads to support Mr. Republican.
In contrast, Mr. A has some well-funded unions who want to see Exampleville’s factories unionized, so the unions run ads against Mr. B and ads for Mr. A. Also, the Sierra Club and the ACLU (groups actually opposed to DISCLOSE) want Mr. A to support their issues, so they also run ads for Mr. A. None of these ads are subject to DISCLOSE’s requirements.
Guess who wins?
(For those interested, here’s a good link with information on the actual language and problems with the DISCLOSE bill, click here.)
The DISCLOSE Act exempts unions and very large special interest groups!! And the little guy is left without a voice.
Senators to call:
Scott Brown (R-MA)
http://scottbrown.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactme Washington DC: (T) (202) 224-4543, (F) (202) 228-2646
Olympia Snowe (R-ME)
http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorSnowe.Email Washington DC: (T) (202) 224-5344, Toll free (800) 432-1599, (F) (202) 224-1946
Susan Collins (R-ME)
http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCollins.EmailIssue&CFID=42880122&CFTOKEN=39747274 Washington DC: (T) (202) 224-2523, (F) (202) 224-2693
Ben Nelson (D-NE)
http://bennelson.senate.gov/email-issues.cfm
Washington DC: (T) (202) 224-6551, (F) (202) 228-0012
Evan Bayh (D-IN)
http://bayh.senate.gov/contact/email/
Washington DC: (T) (202) 224-5623, (F) (202) 228-1377
Kent Conrad (D-ND)
https://conrad.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm
Washintong DC: (T) (202) 224-2043, (F) (202) 224-7776
WE CAN FIGHT CITY HALL!
MONDAY WE WILL BE FIGHTING CITY HALL IN SAN DIEGO
San Diego City Council will be voting Monday, July 26, 2010 at 2:00 pm with regards to putting another tax hike on the ballot for November. Please join us in fighting this in the chamber that day.
San Diego City Hall
The address is 202 C St., San Diego, CA 92101
12th Floor
There will be a press conference held by Councilmen DeMaio and Falconer at 1:00 pm if you wish to support them in this please arrive early.
Sarah and I will there to stand for the taxpayers and we hope as many that can come will.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137246586309707&ref=mf
If you can't make it to the City Hall Council Meeting today please call these council members and let them know how you feel about another tax increase:
PLEASE CALL THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SAY NO TO TAX INCREASE
District 1: Sherri Lightner (she is believed to be the swing vote)
(619) 236-6611 and email SherriLightner@SanDiego.gov
District 3: Todd Gloria
(619) 236-6633 and email ToddGloria@SanDiego.gov
District 4: Tony Young
(619) 236-6644 and email AnthonyYoung@SanDiego.gov
District 6: Donna Frye
(619) 236-6616 and email DonnaFrye@SanDiego.gov
District 7: Marti Emerald
(619) 236-6677 and email MartiEmerald@SanDiego.gov
District 8: Ben Hueso
(619) 236-6688 and email BenHueso@SanDiego.gov
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