I’ve been going through the Senate Republican phone list this morning, calling various Senators to urge them to vote “no” on this Porkzilla plan. The first person I called was Senator Mel Martinez (who I, incidentally, met last year). The DC office line was busy, but I got right through on his Florida line. I asked the woman on the phone — who was very polite and courteous, by the way — what Sen. Martinez’ position on this stimulus bill was. It was unfortunately not an encouraging answer.
She stressed that Sen. Martinez has not yet made a decision on how he will vote, that he is looking for a “bipartisan” solution that will eliminate some of the wasteful, long-term spending in favor of short-term spending.
Just let that sink in.
I asked her what he thought about how many Americans opposed this bill, about how much it will cost taxpayers, and about how much wasteful spending will come with it, and whether or not he has a statement on how that will affect his vote. She again stressed that he has not yet made a decision on how he will vote.
Add one more person to the squish column. Let’s try to move him to the “no” column, mmkay?
Folks, we need to be melting these phones, and not just the DC lines. Every DC number I’ve called has been busy, but the senators’ local lines are wide open. Those phones should be busy, too. I’m listing below the numbers of the Republican senators. Our Country Deserves Better has all of the Senate contact information, so go there if you’d like to contact your Democrat senators.
Please, please folks. Make your voices heard. Send a message. We can get through to these GOP senators. We just need to be loud enough… so speak up.
DC PHONE: (202) 224-4124
MONTGOMERY PHONE: (334) 244-7017
DC PHONE: (202) 224-5744
TUSCALOOSA PHONE: (205) 759-5047
DC PHONE: (202) 224-6665
ANCHORAGE PHONE: 907-271-3735
DC PHONE: (202) 224-4521
PHOENIX PHONE: (602) 840-1891
DC PHONE: (202) 224-2235
PHOENIX PHONE: 602-952-2410
DC PHONE: (202) 224-4041
HARTFORD PHONE: (860) 549-8463
DC PHONE: (202) 224-3041
TAMPA PHONE: (813) 977-6450
DC PHONE: (202) 224-3521
ATLANTA PHONE: (770) 763-9090
DC PHONE: (202) 224-3643
ATLANTA PHONE: (770) 661-0999
DC PHONE: (202) 224-6142
BOISE PHONE: (208) 334-1776
DC PHONE: (202) 857-0044
BOISE PHONE: (208) 342-7985
DC PHONE: (202) 224-4814
INDIANAPOLIS PHONE: (317) 226-5555
DC PHONE: (202) 224-3744
DES MOINES PHONE: (515) 288-1145
DC PHONE: (202) 224-6521
TOPEKA PHONE: (785) 233-2503
DC PHONE: (202) 224-4774
TOPEKA PHONE: (785) 295-2745
DC PHONE: (202) 224-4343
LOUISVILLE PHONE: (502) 582-5341
DC PHONE: (202) 224-2541
LOUISVILLE PHONE: (502) 582-6304
DC PHONE: (202) 224-4623
BATON ROUGE PHONE: (225) 383-0331
DC PHONE: (202) 224-2523
AUGUSTA PHONE: (207) 622-8414
DC PHONE: (202) 224-5344
BOSTON PHONE: (207) 622-8292
DC PHONE: (202) 224-5721
ST. LOUIS PHONE: (314) 725-4484
DC PHONE: (202) 224-5054
GULFPORT PHONE: (228) 867-9710
DC PHONE: (202) 224-6253
JACKSON PHONE: (601) 965-4644
DC PHONE: (202) 224-4224
OMAHA PHONE: (402) 758-8981
DC PHONE: (202) 224-6244
CARSON CITY PHONE: (775) 885-9111
DC PHONE: (202) 224-3324
CONCORD PHONE: (603) 225-7115
DC PHONE: (202) 224-3154
ASHEVILLE PHONE: (828) 350-2437
DC PHONE: (202) 224-3353
COLUMBUS PHONE: (614) 469-6697
DC PHONE: (202) 224-5754
TULSA PHONE: (918) 581-7651
DC PHONE: (202) 224-4721
TULSA PHONE: (918) 581-7651
DC PHONE: (202) 224-4254
HARRISBURG PHONE: (717) 782-3951
DC PHONE: (202) 224-6121
COLUMBIA PHONE: (803) 771-6112
DC PHONE: (202) 224-5972
COLUMBIA PHONE: (803) 933-0112
DC PHONE: (202) 224-2321
SIOUX FALLS PHONE: (605) 348-7551
DC PHONE: (202) 224-4944
NASHVILLE PHONE: (615) 736-5129
DC PHONE: (202) 224-3344
NASHVILLE PHONE: (615) 279-8125
DC PHONE: (202) 224-2934
AUSTIN PHONE: (512) 469-6034
DC PHONE: (202) 224-5922
AUSTIN PHONE: (512) 916-5834
DC PHONE: (202) 224-5444
SALT LAKE CITY PHONE: (801) 524-5933
DC PHONE: (202) 224-5251
SALT LAKE CITY PHONE: (801) 524-4380
DC PHONE: (202) 224-6441
CHEYENNE PHONE: (307) 772-2451
DC PHONE: (202) 224-3424
CHEYENNE PHONE: (307) 772-2477
