Our Federal Government Is Ignoring The Will Of The People
As this morning's Washington Post reports, over 1,100 immigration bills were introduced in state legislators this year, double the number from 2006. The reason? Our federal government has failed in its responsibility to enforce the laws. As we reported recently, the current bill under consideration in the Senate would nullify all local enforcement efforts (and hand a nice fat bonus to corrupt employers).
So the feds are not only NOT doing their job, but they are trying to make it impossible for localities to get their own houses in order.
Your Monday morning assignment: Kill S. 1639!
This post contains contact information - office locations, phone and (where available) fax numbers - for a group of senators who have been identified as on the fence on the cloture vote on proceeding with S 1639. The information is all below the fold.
Thanks to Ace for the list of "wobbly" senators. I went ahead and added John Warner in since many of you are in Virginia and should be contacting him. Ace reports we need 3/4 of these to vote against cloture.
You will find the local offices are a great way to get through when the DC lines are jammed, especially for faxing.
The vote on cloture on the motion to proceed will likely take place Tuesday, late morning, so today and tomorrow morning - the next 24 hours - are the prime time for working the phones and faxes.
To recap: We need to send the message to these senators that "a vote for cloture is a vote for amnesty," so we want them to either vote NO on cloture, or simply fail to vote on Tuesday. If cloture passes, the bill will move forward and will likely pass the Senate for the reasons explained here.
Voting for cloture, and later voting against the bill (after the bill has been determined to have enough votes to pass) will offer no cover because we voters understand that any senator voting for cloture is voting for amnesty.
More information about why this is such a terrible bill can be found here and here, and here are seven things you can do right now to help kill the bill.
Click the following link for a complete listing of contact information for all the "on the fence" senators, and PLEASE start contacting them. Also, pass this information to everyone you know who is concerned about stopping this disastrous legislation before it goes any further.
Here is contact information for the senators who should be the priority for the next 24 hours. (Contact information for all U.S. senators can be found here).
Don't be shy about contacting senators not from your state, because their action on this bill affects every American.
Christopher Bond (R-Mo.)
Washington, DC Office:
274 Russell Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
(202)224-5721
Office of Constituent Services:
308 East High St., #202
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573)634-2488
Kansas City Office:
911 Main St., Suite 2224
Kansas City, MO 64105
(816)471-7141
St. Louis Office:
7700 Bonhomme, #615
St. Louis, MO 63105
(314)725-4484
Cape Girardeau Office:
Federal Building, Rm. 140
339 Broadway
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
(573)334-7044
Springfield Office:
300 S. Jefferson, Suite 401
Springfield, MO 65806
(417)864-8258
Columbia Office:
1001 Cherry Street, Suite 204
Columbia, MO 65201
(573) 442-8151
Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)
ALBUQUERQUE
Suite 130
625 Silver Avenue, SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
(505) 346-6601
8 am to 5 pm
Monday through Friday
LAS CRUCES
148 Loretto Towne Centre
505 South Main
Las Cruces, NM 88001
(505) 523-6561
8 am to 5 pm
Monday through Friday
LAS VEGAS
118 Bridge Street, Suite 3
P.O. Box 1977
Las Vegas, NM 87701
(505) 454-8824
8 am to 5 pm
Monday through Friday
ROSWELL
Suite 300
200 East Fourth Street
Roswell, NM 88201
(505) 622-7113
8 am to 5 pm
SANTA FE
Suite 101
119 East Marcy
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 988-6647
8 am to 5 pm
Monday through Friday
WASHINGTON, D.C.
703 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-5521
TDD: (202) 224-1792
Tollfree (from New Mexico only): 1-800-443-8658
9 am to 6 pm Eastern Time (two hours difference from New Mexico.)
Richard Burr (R-N.C.)
Winston-Salem
2000 West First Street
Suite 508
Winston-Salem, NC 27104
Phone: (800) 685-8916
Phone: (336) 631-5125
Fax: (336) 725-4493
Washington, DC
217 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3154
Fax: (202) 228-2981
Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)
Washington, D.C.
112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-3553
TTY: 202-224-4264
Fresno
2500 Tulare Street, Suite 5290
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 497-5109
(559) 497-5111 fax
Inland Empire
201 North E Street, Suite 210
San Bernardino, CA 92401
(909) 888-8525
(909) 888-8613 fax
Los Angeles
312 N. Spring Street, Suite 1748
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 894-5000
(213) 894-5042 fax
Sacramento
501 I Street, Suite 7-600
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 448-2787
(916) 448-2563 fax
San Diego
600 B Street, Suite 2240
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 239-3884
(619) 239-5719 fax
San Francisco
1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 240
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 403-0100
(415) 956-6701 fax
Thad Cochran (R-Miss.)
WASHINGTON OFFICE
United States Senate
113 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-2402
202-224-5054
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI OFFICE
188 East Capitol Street
Suite 614
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
601-965-4459
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI OFFICE
U.S. Federal Courthouse
911 East Jackson Avenue,
Suite 249
Oxford, Mississippi 38655
662-236-1018
GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI OFFICE
14094 Customs Boulevard
Suite 201
Gulfport, Mississippi 39503
228-867-9710
Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)
530 Hart Senate Office Building
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510-3403
Phone: (202) 224-2043
Fax: (202) 224-7776
Minot:
U.S. Federal Building, Room 105
100 1st Street SW
Minot, ND 58701
Phone: (701) 852-0703
Fax: (701) 838-8196
Grand Forks:
U.S. Federal Building, Room 104
102 North 4th Street
Grand Forks, ND 58203
Phone: (701) 775-9601
Fax: (701) 746-1990
Bismarck:
U.S. Federal Building, Room 228
220 East Rosser Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: (701) 258-4648
Fax: (701) 258-1254
Fargo:
U.S. Federal Building, Room 306
657 2nd Avenue North
Fargo, ND 58102
Phone: (701) 232-8030
Fax: (701) 232-6449
John Ensign (R-Nev.)
Washington D.C. Office
119 Russell Senate Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6244
Fax: (202) 228-2193
Las Vegas Office
333 Las Vegas Boulevard South Suite 8203
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: (702) 388-6605
Fax: (702) 388-6501
Nevada Toll Free: (877) 894-7711
Reno Office
400 South Virginia Street
Reno Nevada 89501
Phone: (775) 686-5770
Fax: (775) 686-5729
Nevada Toll Free: (877) 894-7711
Carson City Office
600 East William Street, Suite 304
Carson City, Nevada 89701
Phone: (775) 885-9111
Fax: (775) 883-5590
Nevada Toll Free: (877) 894-7711
Carl Levin (D-Mich.)
WASHINGTON
269 Russell Office Building
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510-2202
Phone (202) 224-6221
Fax (202) 224-1388
DETROIT
Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building
477 Michigan Avenue
Suite 1860
Detroit, MI 48226-2576
Phone (313) 226-6020
Fax (313) 226-6948
TTY (800) 851-0030
ESCANABA
524 Ludington Street
Suite LL-103
Escanaba, MI 49829-3949
Phone (906) 789-0052
Fax (906) 789-0015
GRAND RAPIDS
Gerald R. Ford Federal Building
110 Michigan Street, NW
Suite 720
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2313
Phone (616) 456-2531
Fax (616) 456-5147
LANSING
124 W. Allegan Street
Suite 1810
Lansing, MI 48933-1716
Phone (517) 377-1508
Fax (517) 377-1506
TRAVERSE CITY
107 Cass Street
Suite E
Traverse City, MI 49684-2602
Phone (231) 947-9569
Fax (231) 947-9518
SAGINAW
515 N. Washington Avenue
Suite 402
Saginaw, MI 48607-1370
Phone (989) 754-2494
Fax (989) 754-2920
WARREN
30500 Van Dyke Avenue
Suite 206
Warren, MI 48093-2109
Phone (586) 573-9145
Fax (586) 573-8260
Judd Gregg (R-N.H.)
Washington, DC Office:
393 Russell Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510
Main: (202) 224-3324
Manchester, NH Office:
41 Hooksett Road
Manchester, NH 03104
Main: (603) 622-7979
Nashua, NH Office:
170 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060
Main: 603-577-3823
Concord, NH Office:
125 North Main Street
Concord, NH 03301
Main: (603) 225-7115
Portsmouth, NH Office:
16 Pease Boulevard
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Main: (603) 431-2171
Berlin, NH Office:
60 Pleasant Street
Berlin, NH 03570
Main: (603) 752-2604
Ben Nelson (D-Neb.)
Omaha
7602 Pacific St.
Ste 205
Omaha, NE 68114
Tel: (402) 391-3411
Fax: (402) 391-4725
Lincoln
Federal Bldg, Room 287
100 Centennial Mall North
Lincoln, NE 68508
Tel: (402) 441-4600
Fax: (402) 476-8753
Washington, D.C.
720 Hart Senate Office Building
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-6551
Fax: (202) 228-0012
Scottsbluff
Tel: (308) 631-7614
Kearney
Tel: (308) 293-5818
Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
Washington DC Office
104 Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-5251
Fax: (202) 224-6331
Salt Lake City Office
8402 Federal Building
125 South State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84138
Tel: (801) 524-4380
Fax: (801) 524-4379
Provo Office
51 S. University Ave.
Suite 320
Provo, UT 84606
Tel: (801) 375-7881
Fax: (801) 374-5005
St. George Office
Washington County Admin. Building
197 E. Tabernacle, Room 2
St. George, UT 84770
Tel: (435) 634-1795
Fax: (435) 634-1796
Ogden Office
1006 Federal Building
324 25th Street
Ogden, UT 84401
Tel: (801) 625-5672
Fax: (801) 394-4503
Cedar City Office
PO Box 99
2390 W. Highway 56
Cedar City, UT 84720
Tel: (435) 586-8435
Fax: (435) 586-2147
Jim Webb (D-Va.)
Hampton Roads
222 Central Park Ave.
Suite 120
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Phone: 757-518-1674
Fax: 757-518-1679
Richmond Office
507 East Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-771-2221
Fax: 804-771-8313
Roanoke Office
3140 Chaparral Drive
Building C, Suite 101
Roanoke, VA 24018
Phone: 540-772-4236
Fax: 540-772-6870
Washington, D.C.
144 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-4024
Fax: 202-228-6363
John Warner (R-Va)
Washington Office
Address:
225 Russell Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Telephone:
(202) 224-2023
(202) 224-6295 FAX
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
9:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.
Midlothian District Office
Address:
5309 Commonwealth Centre Parkway
Midlothian, Virginia 23112
Telephone:
(804) 739-0247
(804) 739-3478 FAX
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Roanoke District Office
Address:
1003 First Union Bank Building
213 South Jefferson Street
Roanoke, Virginia 24011
Telephone:
(540) 857-2676
(540) 857-2800 FAX
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Abingdon District Office
Address:
235 Federal Building
180 West Main Street
P.O. Box 887
Abingdon, Virginia 24210
Telephone:
(276) 628-8158
(276) 628-1036 FAX
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Norfolk District Office
Address:
4900 World Trade Center
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
Telephone:
(757) 441-3079
(757) 441-6250 FAX
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
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I cannot get through to Webb. When you press "2" to speak to a staffer, it hangs up on you.
I did get through to a Warner staffer. I was only on hold for five minutes!