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 >> >> >>[Articles on BRC-NEWS may be forwarded and posted on other mailing >>lists/discussion forums, as long as proper attribution is given to the >>author and originating publication, and the wording is not altered in >>any way. 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