Dear Friends,
As you are probably already aware, the Senate was able to pass a vote of cloture by a margin of 64-35 yesterday. Like you, I was very disappointed with allowing the “Kennedy Amnesty Bill” to proceed. It is clear that this legislation is weak, unfair, and expensive. I am still very optimistic about the defeat of this bill as it moves through the legislative process.
We still have ample opportunity to stop the “Kennedy Amnesty Bill,” below you will find a list of the 64 U.S. Senators that voted for cloture yesterday. I urge everyone to call, e-mail, and fax these Senators and urge them to reconsider their vote.
Beyond that, if this bill makes it through the Senate, we still have an opportunity to defeat this bill when it moves to the House. Already a coalition of Republicans, led by Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) and supported by several key Republicans including Arizona’s own John Shadegg and Trent Franks, as well as House Republican Leader John Boehner are working to derail and defeat this bad piece of legislation once and for all. Yesterday, the House Republican Conference voted on a resolution simply stating “Resolved the House Republican Conference disapproves of the Senate immigration bill.” The resolution passed by an overwhelming margin, 114-28. This vote is the first step in having a unified Republican front in the House to stop the Kennedy Amnesty Bill.”
The fight continues and the Arizona Republican Party will remain on the front lines of the immigration debate. Remember, your voice is our voice. It was your voices that rose up and stalled this legislation and now I truly believe it will be your voices heard from coast to coast that will ultimately send the “Kennedy Amnesty Bill” to the ash heap of history.
As always, it is honor to serve as your state chairman.
Sincerely,
RANDY
U.S. SENATE CONTACT NUMBERS
First-Last-Party-Address-Telephone--FAX
AK Ted Stevens R 522 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-3004; 202-224-2354
AK Lisa Murkowski R 709 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-6665; 202-224-5301
AR Blanche Lincoln D 355 Dirksen Senate Office Building 202-224-4843; 202-228-1371
AR Mark Pryor D 257 Dirksen Senate Office Building 202-224-2353; 202-228-0908
AZ John McCain R 241 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-2235; 202-228-2862
AZ Jon Kyl R 730 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-4521; 202-224-2207
CA Dianne Feinstein D 331 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-3841; 202-228-3954
CA Barbara Boxer D 112 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-3553; 415-956-6701
CO Ken Salazar R 702 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-5852 ;202-228-5036
CT Christopher Dodd D 448 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-2823 ;202-224-1083
CT Joseph Lieberman D 706 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-4041; 202-224-9750
DE Joseph Biden D 201 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-5042; 202-224-0139
DE Thomas Carper D 513 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-2441; 202-228-2190
FL Bill Nelson D 716 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-5274; 202-228-2183
FL Mel Martinez R 317 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-3041; 202-228-5171
HI Daniel Inouye D 722 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-3934; 202-224-6747
HI Daniel Akaka D 141 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-6361 ;202-224-2126
IA Tom Harkin D 731 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-3254 ;202-224-9369
ID Larry Craig R 520 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-2752 ;202-228-1067
IL Richard Durbin D 332 Dirksen Senate Office Building 202-224-2152; 202-228-0400
IL Barack Obama D 713 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-2854 ;202-228-1372
IN Richard Lugar R 306 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-4814; 202-228-0360
KS Sam Brownback R 303 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-6521; 202-228-1265
KY Mitch McConnell R 361A Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-2541; 202-224-2499
MA Edward Kennedy D 317 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-4543; 202-224-2417
MA John Kerry D 304 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-2742; 202-224-8525
MD Barbara Mikulski D 503 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-4654 ;202-224-8858
MD Benjamin Cardin D B40B Dirksen Senate Office Building 202-224-4524 ;202-224-1651
ME Olympia Snowe R 154 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-5344; 202-224-1946
ME Susan Collins R 461 Dirksen Senate Office Building 202-224-2523; 202-224-2693
MI Carl Levin D 269 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-6221; 202-224-1388
MN Norm Coleman R 320 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-5641; 202-224-1152
MN Amy Klobuchar D C4 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-3244; 202-228-2186
MO Claire McCaskill D 825A Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-6154; 202-228-1518
MS Trent Lott R 487 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-6253; 202-224-2262
NC Richard Burr R 217 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-3154;202-228-2981
ND Kent Conrad D 530 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-2043 ;202-224-7776
ND Byron Dorgan D 322 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-2551; 202-224-1193
NE Charles Hagel R 248 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-4224 ;202-224-5213
NE Benjamine Nelson D 720 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-6551; 202-228-0012
NH Judd Gregg R 393 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-3324; 202-224-4952
NJ Frank Lautenberg D 324 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-3224; 202-225-4054
NJ Robert Menendez D 502 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-4744 ;202-228-2197
NM Pete Domenici R 328 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-6621; 202-228-3261
NM Jeff Bingaman D 703 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-5521; 202-224-2852
NV Harry Reid D 528 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-3542 ;202-224-7327
NV John Ensign R 356 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-6244 ;202-228-2193
NY Charles Schumer D 313 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-6542; 202-228-3027
NY Hillary Clinton D 476 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-4451; 202-228-0282
OH George Voinovich R 524 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-3353 ;202-228-1382
OH Sherrod Brown D C5 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-2315;202-224-6519
OR Ron Wyden D 230 Dirksen Senate Office Building 202-224-5244; 202-228-2717
PA Arlen Specter R 711 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-4254 ;202-228-1229
PA Bob Casey D B40C Dirksen Senate Office Building 202-224-6324; 202-228-0604
RI Jack Reed D 728 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-4642; 202-224-4680
RI Sheldon Whitehouse D B40D Dirksen Senate Office Building 202-224-2921 ;202-228-6362
SC Lindsey Graham R 290 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-5972; 202-224-3808
SD Tim Johnson D 136 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-5842 ;202-228-5765
UT Robert Bennett R 431 Dirksen Senate Office Building 202-224-5444 ;202-228-1168
VA John Warner R 225 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-2023; 202-224-6295
VA James Webb D C1 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-4024; 202-224-5432
VT Patrick Leahy D 433 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-4242; 202-224-3479
WA Patty Murray D 173 Russell Senate Office Building 202-224-2621; 202-224-0238
WA Maria Cantwell D 717 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-3441; 202-228-0514
WI Herb Kohl D 330 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-5653;202-224-9787
WI Russell Feingold D 506 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-5323 ;202-224-2725