Senate Prepares for Arctic Drilling Vote - Phone Action Alert

[Dread Pirate KR Read]

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Today, the Senate will vote on an amendment by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to remove the Arctic drilling provision from the budget. This is the last line of defense against this sinister attack on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

What you can and MUST do NOW !

Tell the Senate to support the Cantwell amendment.

If you live in one of the following states that has a Republican Senator opposed to Arctic Refuge Oil Development, call and insist that they vote for the Cantwell Amendment to the Budget Bill and lobby their colleagues to do so:

Sen. Olympia Snowe - Maine [phone]
Sen. Susan Collins - Maine [phone]
Sen. Lincoln Chaffee - Rhode Island [phone]
Sen. Norm Coleman - Minnesota [phone]
Sen. Gordon Smith - Oregon [phone]
Sen. Mike Dewine - Ohio [phone]
Sen. John McCain - Arizona [phone]

Several other senators have been identified as possible swing votes. If you live in one of the following states, please call immediately and urge them to vote for the Cantwell Amendment to the Budget Bill.

KEY TARGET SENATORS

Florida: Sen. Martinez - 202-224-3041
Georgia: Sen. Isakson: 202-224-3121
Hawaii: Sen. Akaka: 202-224-6361 & Sen. Inouye - 202-224-3934
Indiana: Sen. Lugar: 202-224-4814
Louisiana: Sen. Landrieu: 202-224-5824
Minnesota: Sen. Coleman: 202-224-5641
Missouri: Sen. Talent: 202-224-6154
Nebraska: Sen. Hagel: 202-224-4224
Nevada: Sen. Ensign: 202-224-6244
New Hampshire: Sen. Sununu: 202-224-2841
Sen. Judd Gregg - New Hampshire [phone]
Ohio: Sen. Voinovich: 202-224-3353
Tennessee: Sen. Alexander: 202-224-4944
Virginia: Sen. Warner: 202-224-2023

You can also contact Senators online at an Audubon Society Take Action page. Please do this IN ADDITION to calling, since online comments are not as effective as phone calls. After you make phone calls, please click on the preceding link and do so today ! Copies of your letter will also be sent to your own representatives as well.

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY CALLED - CALL AGAIN! IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE FLOOD SENATE OFFICES WITH CALLS TODAY !

http://www.arcticwildlife.org/action.htm

Fact sheet: http://www.ems.org/arctic_nat_wildlife_refuge/facts.html

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[jean]

1. Coleman's office is taking messages - leave a stern one for Norm

- he's a lifelong flip flopper! He has said he won't support drilling but we won't believe him til we see that he has voted that way.


edit: I neglected to mention Norm voted just this week to gut Social Security benefits. . .