[Pacg] Let your reps know how you feel about debate on the war - take a minute to call

Fri Feb 9 13:46:16 CST 2007

>From Cathy Bolkcom   cbarts4 at aol.com
Information below on latest developments on war debate in the House and
Senate.  Contact your reps and senators--- I heard Sen Harkin talking
yesterday about how many citizens had contacted him supporting his
efforts--they *all* need to hear from us.

Please call

Congressmen Hare IL:  202-225-5905

Congressman Braley  IA :  202-225-2911

Senators:

Durbin, Richard <http://durbin.senate.gov/>-   (IL)  202-224-2152

 Obama, Barack <http://obama.senate.gov/>- (IL)    202-224-2854

 <http://obama.senate.gov/contact/>
Grassley, Chuck <http://grassley.senate.gov/>- (IA)  202-224-3744

 <http://grassley.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home>
Harkin, Tom <http://harkin.senate.gov/>- (IA)       202-224-3254

>From the New York Times

February 8, 2007
House Democrats Set Framework for Iraq Vote By JEFF
ZELENY<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/z/jeff_zeleny/index.html?inline=nyt-per>

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 — House Democratic leaders said today that the Iraq war
resolution scheduled to be debated next week would be limited to President
Bush's plan to dispatch more troops to Baghdad, leaving any controversial
decisions over war spending for a later discussion.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/p/nancy_pelosi/index.html?inline=nyt-per>,
Democrat of California, and other party leaders met with members of the
Democratic caucus for more than an hour today to discuss the framework of
the first major debate over Iraq since Democrats took control of Congress
last month. The three-day debate is set to begin next Tuesday.

The leaders reassured Democrats that the nonbinding, symbolic vote against
the troop buildup plan would be the first — not the final — expression of
opposition to the war. A letter signed by 71 House Democrats urged the
party's leaders to take a stronger stance, including outlining a six-month
troop withdrawal plan.

"There's no doubt that everybody in the caucus understands that this is a
first step — an important step for Congress to express their view of support
or opposition to the escalation and the increase of troop levels," said
Representative Steny H.
Hoyer<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/h/steny_h_hoyer/index.html?inline=nyt-per>of
Maryland, the majority leader.

The Iraq resolution will allow lawmakers to voice their support for the
troops, Mr. Hoyer said, even as they state their opposition to the Bush
administration's Iraq policy.

Mr. Hoyer said Republicans<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/r/republican_party/index.html?inline=nyt-org>would
be allowed to propose an alternative plan during 36 hours of debate
next week, with each member of Congress being allotted five minutes to
speak. But the Democratic leaders said their resolution would be crafted
broadly, in the hopes of demonstrating wide bipartisan opposition to Mr.
Bush's Iraq strategy.

The Senate has struggled to bring the Iraq resolution up for a vote, despite
having bipartisan support for a variety of plans offered by Senators Joseph
R. Biden<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/joseph_r_jr_biden/index.html?inline=nyt-per>Jr.
of Delaware and Carl
Levin<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/l/carl_levin/index.html?inline=nyt-per>of
Michigan, both Democrats, and Senators John
W. Warner<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/john_w_warner/index.html?inline=nyt-per>of
Virginia and Chuck
Hagel<http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/h/chuck_hagel/index.html?inline=nyt-per>of
Nebraska, both Republican.

Representative Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, the chairman of the House
Democratic caucus, said the House resolution would be a simple expression of
support — or opposition — to the White House troop buildup plan.

"It's not Biden-Hagel. It's not Warner-Levin. It's Bush. Mr. Emanuel said in
an interview today. "It will be an up or down vote on whether you support
the president's policy."

In the Senate, the impasse over the Iraq continued, with Republicans and
Democrats pointing the blame at one another for failing to budge on
procedural maneuvering to bring the symbolic war resolution up for debate.
MORE CONTACT INFO:

Durbin, Richard <http://durbin.senate.gov/>- (D)       (202) 224-2152

309 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510

 Web Form

  durbin.senate.gov/contact.cfm

  Obama, Barack <http://obama.senate.gov/>- (D - IL)       (202) 224-2854

713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510

Web Form: obama.senate.gov/contact/

Grassley, Chuck <http://grassley.senate.gov/>- (R – IA)       (202) 224-3744

135 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510

Web Form: grassley.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home

Harkin, Tom <http://harkin.senate.gov/>- (D - IA)       (202) 224-3254 )

731 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
Web Form: harkin.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm
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