The Sunlight Foundation Blog
 
  • Another Objection! S.223 Still Blocked.

    POSTED BY
    Paul Blumenthal

    Just moments ago, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) attempted to pass S.223, the Senate campaign finance electronic filing bill, for a second time. This time Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) announced an anonymous objection to the bill from the Republican side. Since we called every Republican office and found no one to admit to placing the original objection we now know that one or more Senators are lying to their constituents. Let's clarify the language and call every single Republican Senator and ask them if they registered an objection to S.223. Don't ask about secret holds or whether they support the bill. Just ask if the Senator registered an objection to the bill. Get the Senator on the record. Don't take the word of a Staff Assistant. Get the Senator to issue a statement and talk to someone who handles the issue. And don't just call you Senators, - call Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) too. He knows who the liar is and covering them up. If you have a Republican Senator call them now and ask if they are objecting to S.223. Leave your findings in this comment form or in the comment section below. Call numbers are below the fold.

    Senator Contact Objection?
    Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) (202) 224-5744  
    Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) (202) 224-4124  
    Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) (202) 224-3004  
    Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) (202) 224-6665  
    John McCain (R-Arizona) (202) 224-2235  
    Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) (202) 224-4521  
    Wayne Allard (R-Colorado) (202) 224-5941  
    Mel Martinez (R-Florida) (202) 224-3041  
    Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia) (202) 224-3521  
    Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia) (202) 224-3643  
    Larry Craig (R-Idaho) (202) 224-2752  
    Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) (202) 224-6142  
    Richard Lugar (R-Indiana) (202) 224-4814  
    Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) (202) 224-3744  
    Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) (202) 224-6521  
    Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) (202) 224-4774  
    Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) (202) 224-2541  
    Jim Bunning (R-Kentucky) (202) 224-4343  
    David Vitter (R-Louisiana) (202) 224-4623  
    Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) (202) 224-5344  
    Susan Collins(R-Maine) (202) 224-2523  
    Norm Coleman (R-Minnesota) (202) 224-5641  
    Thad Cochran (R-Mississippi) (202) 224-5054  
    Trent Lott (R-Mississippi) (202) 224-6253  
    Christopher S. Bond (R-Missouri) (202) 224-5721  
    Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska) (202) 224-4224  
    John Ensign (R-Nevada) (202) 224-6244  
    Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire) (202) 224-3324  
    John E. Sununu (R-New Hampshire) (202) 224-2841  
    Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico) (202) 224-6621  
    Elizabeth Dole (R-North Carolina) (202) 224-6342  
    Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) (202) 224-3154  
    George Voinovich (R-Ohio) (202) 224-3353  
    James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) (202) 224-4721  
    Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) (202) 224-5754  
    Gordon Smith (R-Oregon) (202) 224-3753  
    Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) (202) 224-4254 Did not object
    Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) (202) 224-5972  
    Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) (202) 224-6121  
    John Thune (R-South Dakota) (202) 224-2321  
    Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) (202) 224-4944  
    Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) (202) 224-3344  
    Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) (202) 224-5922  
    John Cornyn (R-Texas) (202) 224-2934  
    Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) (202) 224-5251  
    Robert Bennett (R-Utah) (202) 224-5444  
    John Warner (R-Virginia) (202) 224-2023  
    Craig Thomas (R-Wyoming) (202) 224-6441  
    Michael Enzi (R-Wyoming) (202) 224-3424  

    0 Comments

The Site may contain links to Internet sites that are not operated by Sunlight Foundation. These links are provided as a service and do not imply any endorsement of the activities or content of these sites, nor any association with their operators. Sunlight Foundation does not control these Internet sites and is not responsible for their content, security, or privacy practices. We urge you to review the privacy policy posted on web sites you visit before using the site or providing personal information.


This work by Sunlight Foundation is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.