Dear G-l,
I am sorry for sending personal message to the list.
Ousainou Demba.
At 02:50 AM 10/31/99 -0000, you wrote:
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Dolan <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: 02 November 1999 08:01
>Subject: [BRC-NEWS] URGENT: Final Push on Africa Bill
>
>
>>[Moderator: "Cloture" is the closing or limitation of debate in a
>>legislative body especially by calling for a vote (Merriam-Webster)]
>>
>>One Final Push to STOP the "NAFTA for Africa Bill"
>>
>>Call Senate Minority Leader Daschle as well as your two Senators TODAY!
>>
>>Call the Capitol Switchboard Toll-Free at 1-800-648-3516
>>
>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>After a clear victory against cloture on the Africa Bill on Friday, Senate
>>Majority Leader Lott (R-MS) decided to bring the cloture vote back up
>>again tomorrow, 11/2/99 (a bill stays active in the Senate until it
>>actually gets pulled from the calendar, something Lott didn't do on
>>Friday). Our victory was sweet but short-lived, and in order to kill this
>>bill once and for all, we need to dive right back into campaign mode and
>>get to our phones.
>>
>>Senator Lott has announced that the bill is dead if we can beat cloture
>>again tomorrow, and we must pile on our Senators to make this happen!
>>
>>The message to your Senators and Senator Daschle should be (see included
>>list of how the Senators voted at the bottom of the e-mail. NV = Not
>>Voting):
>>
>>"Thank you for opposing cloture on the Africa bill on Friday. I'm calling
>>to urge the Senator to oppose the second cloture vote on the "NAFTA for
>>Africa" Bill tomorrow. I hope that she/he will be consistent with the vote
>>on Friday, and that no matter what political deals she/he will remain
>>opposed to cloture. How is the Senator planning to vote on this?"
>>
>>There are also a handful of Senate leaders that we should reach out to.
>>They are Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV),
>>Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND), Senator Byron
>>Dorgan (D-ND).
>>
>>The message to them is:
>>
>>"I am calling urge your boss to not sacrifice democratic rights over some
>>last minute package on tomorrow's cloture vote on Africa. The Senator and
>>other Democratic leaders are in a unique position to stop this bill, and
>>ensure that a package that would be bad for Democrats doesn't get cut last
>>minute. Can we count on the Senator to stand up for democratic rights & to
>>oppose cloture in tomorrow's vote?"
>>
>>Keep us posted on what you hear back from the Hill, and let us know if you
>>have any questions. You can call us at 202-546-4996 and ask for any member
>>of the Global Trade Watch Field Department or you can e-mail us at:
>>[log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]
>>
>>For more information on the bill go to http://www.tradewatch.org
>>
>>
>>Alphabetical by Senator
>>
>> Abraham (MI)Yea
>> Akaka (HI)Nay
>> Allard (CO)Yea
>> Ashcroft (MO)Yea
>> Baucus (MT)Nay
>> Bayh (IN)Nay
>> Bennett (UT)Yea
>> Biden (DE)Nay
>> Bingaman (NM)Nay
>> Bond (MO)Yea
>> Boxer (CA)NV
>> Breaux (LA)Nay
>> Brownback (KS)Yea
>> Bryan (NV)Nay
>> Bunning (KY)Nay
>> Burns (MT)Yea
>> Byrd (WV)Nay
>> Campbell (CO)Nay
>> Chafee (RI)
>> Cleland (GA)Nay
>> Cochran (MS)Yea
>> Collins (ME)Nay
>> Conrad (ND)Nay
>> Coverdell (GA)Yea
>> Craig (ID)Yea
>> Crapo (ID)Yea
>> Daschle (SD)Nay
>> DeWine (OH)Yea
>> Dodd (CT)Nay
>> Domenici (NM)Yea
>> Dorgan (ND)NV
>> Durbin (IL)Nay
>> Edwards (NC)Nay
>> Enzi (WY)Yea
>> Feingold (WI)Nay
>> Feinstein (CA)Nay
>> Fitzgerald (IL)Yea
>> Frist (TN)Yea
>> Gorton (WA)Yea
>> Graham (FL)Nay
>> Gramm (TX)Yea
>> Grams (MN)Yea
>> Grassley (IA)Yea
>> Gregg (NH)Yea
>> Hagel (NE)Yea
>> Harkin (IA)Nay
>> Hatch (UT)NV
>> Helms (NC)NV
>> Hollings (SC)Nay
>> Hutchinson (AR)Yea
>> Hutchison (TX)Yea
>> Inhofe (OK)Yea
>> Inouye (HI)NV
>> Jeffords (VT)Yea
>> Johnson (SD)Nay
>> Kennedy (MA)NV
>> Kerrey (NE)Nay
>> Kerry (MA)Nay
>> Kohl (WI)Nay
>> Kyl (AZ)Yea
>> Landrieu (LA)Nay
>> Lautenberg (NJ)NV
>> Leahy (VT)Nay
>> Levin (MI)Nay
>> Lieberman (CT)Nay
>> Lincoln (AR)Nay
>> Lott (MS)Yea
>> Lugar (IN)Yea
>> Mack (FL)Yea
>> McCain (AZ)NV
>> McConnell (KY)Yea
>> Mikulski (MD)Nay
>> Moynihan (NY)Nay
>> Murkowski (AK)Yea
>> Murray (WA)Nay
>> Nickles (OK)Yea
>> Reed (RI)Nay
>> Reid (NV)Nay
>> Robb (VA)Nay
>> Roberts (KS)Yea
>> Rockefeller (WV)Nay
>> Roth (DE)Yea
>> Santorum (PA)Yea
>> Sarbanes (MD)Nay
>> Schumer (NY)Nay
>> Sessions (AL)Yea
>> Shelby (AL)Yea
>> Smith (NH)Nay
>> Smith (OR)Yea
>> Snowe (ME)Nay
>> Specter (PA)Yea
>> Stevens (AK)Yea
>> Thomas (WY)Yea
>> Thompson (TN)Yea
>> Thurmond (SC)Nay
>> Torricelli (NJ)Nay
>> Voinovich (OH)Yea
>> Warner (VA)Yea
>> Wellstone (MN)Nay
>> Wyden (OR)Nay
>>
>>
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