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September 15, 2006
Senate has Fourteen days to pass eminent domain legislation
From the Institute for Justice.:
Last week, Senator James Inhofe introduced S. 3873, the "Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2006." This bill is identical to the House of Representatives' terrific eminent domain reform bill, H.R. 4128, which has been stuck in the Senate Judiciary Committee since it passed the House last November by an overwhelming majority of 376-38. S. 3873 - which is now the vehicle for eminent domain reform in Congress - will go straight to the floor of the Senate, bypassing the hold-ups other eminent domain bills are encountering in the Senate. However, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist will not put eminent domain reform on the Senate's agenda, effectively prohibiting the Senate from voting on this bill!
There are only 15 DAYS LEFT (now it's more like 14 days) before the Senate adjourns. It is more important than ever that you make your voices heard. Call Senator Frist NOW and ask him to put S. 3873, federal eminent domain reform, on the Senate's agenda and allow a vote. Explain that the American people are strongly opposed to the abuse of eminent domain, both politically and morally - and this opposition will only continue to grow. Then contact your own two senators and urge them to support S. 3873. You can find their phone numbers at the end of this e-mail. If you have the time, we also encourage you to send an e-mail to Frist and your senators by clicking on the following link: https://action.popuvox.com/default.aspx?actionID=286.
- Contact Senator Bill Frist at 202-224-3344
- Contact both of your own senators (phone numbers are listed after the jump)
PHONE NUMBERS
ALASKA Murkowski, Lisa (R - AK): (202) 224-6665 Stevens, Ted (R - AK): (202) 224-3004
ALABAMA Sessions, Jeff (R - AL): (202) 224-4124 Shelby, Richard C. (R - AL): (202) 224-5744
ARKANSAS Lincoln, Blanche L. (D - AR): (202) 224-4843 Pryor, Mark L. (D - AR): (202) 224-2353
ARIZONA Kyl, Jon (R - AZ): (202) 224-4521 McCain, John (R - AZ): (202) 224-2235
CALIFORNIA Boxer, Barbara (D - CA): (202) 224-3553 Feinstein, Dianne (D - CA): (202) 224-3841
COLORADO Allard, Wayne (R - CO): (202) 224-5941 Salazar, Ken (D - CO): (202) 224-5852
CONNECTICUT Dodd, Christopher J. (D - CT): (202) 224-2823 Lieberman, Joseph I. (D - CT): (202) 224-4041
DELAWARE Biden, Joseph R., Jr. (D - DE): (202) 224-5042 Carper, Thomas R. (D - DE): (202) 224-2441
FLORIDA Martinez, Mel (R - FL): (202) 224-3041 Nelson, Bill (D - FL): (202) 224-5274
GEORGIA Chambliss, Saxby (R - GA): (202) 224-3521 Isakson, Johnny (R - GA): (202) 224-3643
HAWAII Akaka, Daniel K. (D - HI): (202) 224-6361 Inouye, Daniel K. (D - HI): (202) 224-3934
IOWA Grassley, Chuck (R - IA): (202) 224-3744 Harkin, Tom (D - IA): (202) 224-3254
IDAHO Craig, Larry E. (R - ID): (202) 224-2752 Crapo, Mike (R - ID): (202) 224-6142
ILLINOIS Durbin, Richard (D - IL): (202) 224-2152 Obama, Barack (D - IL): (202) 224-2854
INDIANA Bayh, Evan (D - IN): (202) 224-5623 Lugar, Richard G. (R - IN): (202) 224-4814
KANSAS Brownback, Sam (R - KS): (202) 224-6521 Roberts, Pat (R - KS): (202) 224-4774
KENTUCKY Bunning, Jim (R - KY): (202) 224-4343 McConnell, Mitch (R - KY): (202) 224-2541
LOUISIANA Landrieu, Mary L. (D - LA): (202) 224-5824 Vitter, David (R - LA): (202) 224-4623
MASSACHUSETTS Kennedy, Edward M. (D - MA): (202) 224-4543 Kerry, John F. (D - MA): (202) 224-2742
MARYLAND Mikulski, Barbara A. (D - MD): (202) 224-4654 Sarbanes, Paul S. (D - MD): (202) 224-4524
MAINE Collins, Susan M. (R - ME): (202) 224-2523 Snowe, Olympia J. (R - ME): (202) 224-5344
MICHIGAN Levin, Carl (D - MI): (202) 224-6221 Stabenow, Debbie (D - MI): (202) 224-4822
MINNESOTA Coleman, Norm (R - MN): (202) 224-5641 Dayton, Mark (D - MN): (202) 224-3244
MISSOURI Bond, Christopher S. (R - MO): (202) 224-5721 Talent, James M. (R - MO): (202) 224-6154
MISSISSIPPI Cochran, Thad (R - MS): (202) 224-5054 Lott, Trent (R - MS): (202) 224-6253
MONTANA Baucus, Max (D - MT): (202) 224-2651 Burns, Conrad (R - MT): (202) 224-2644
NORTH CAROLINA Burr, Richard (R - NC): (202) 224-3154 Dole, Elizabeth (R - NC): (202) 224-6342
NORTH DAKOTA Conrad, Kent (D - ND): (202) 224-2043 Dorgan, Byron L. (D - ND): (202) 224-2551
NEBRASKA Hagel, Chuck (R - NE): (202) 224-4224 Nelson, E. Benjamin (D - NE): (202) 224-6551
NEW HAMPSHIRE Gregg, Judd (R - NH): (202) 224-3324 Sununu, John E. (R - NH): (202) 224-2841
NEW JERSEY Lautenberg, Frank R. (D - NJ): (202) 224-3224 Menendez, Robert (D - NJ): (202) 224-4744
NEW MEXICO Bingaman, Jeff (D - NM): (202) 224-5521 Domenici, Pete V. (R - NM): (202) 224-6621
NEVADA Ensign, John (R - NV): (202) 224-6244 Reid, Harry (D - NV): (202) 224-3542
NEW YORK Clinton, Hillary Rodham (D - NY): (202) 224-4451 Schumer, Charles E. (D - NY): (202) 224-6542
OHIO DeWine, Mike (R - OH): (202) 224-2315 Voinovich, George V. (R - OH): (202) 224-3353
OKLAHOMA Coburn, Tom (R - OK): (202) 224-5754 Inhofe, James M. (R - OK): (202) 224-4721
OREGON Smith, Gordon H. (R - OR): (202) 224-3753 Wyden, Ron (D - OR): (202) 224-5244
PENNSYLVANIA Santorum, Rick (R - PA): (202) 224-6324 Specter, Arlen (R - PA): (202) 224-4254
RHODE ISLAND Chafee, Lincoln (R - RI): (202) 224-2921 Reed, Jack (D - RI): (202) 224-4642
SOUTH CAROLINA DeMint, Jim (R - SC): (202) 224-6121 Graham, Lindsey (R - SC): (202) 224-5972
SOUTH DAKOTA Johnson, Tim (D - SD): (202) 224-5842 Thune, John (R - SD): (202) 224-2321
TENNESSEE Alexander, Lamar (R - TN): (202) 224-4944 Frist, William H. (R - TN): (202) 224-3344
TEXAS Cornyn, John (R - TX): (202) 224-2934 Hutchison, Kay Bailey (R - TX): (202) 224-5922
UTAH Bennett, Robert F. (R - UT): (202) 224-5444 Hatch, Orrin G. (R - UT): (202) 224-5251
VIRGINIA Allen, George (R - VA): (202) 224-4024 Warner, John (R - VA): (202) 224-2023
VERMONT Jeffords, James M. (I - VT): (202) 224-5141 Leahy, Patrick J. (D - VT): (202) 224-4242
WASHINGTON Cantwell, Maria- (D - WA): (202) 224-3441 Murray, Patty (D - WA): (202) 224-2621
WISCONSIN Feingold, Russell D. (D - WI): (202) 224-5323 Kohl, Herb (D - WI): (202) 224-5653
WEST VIRGINIA Byrd, Robert C. (D - WV): (202) 224-3954 Rockefeller, John D. (D - WV): (202) 224-6472
WYOMING Enzi, Michael B. (R - WY): (202) 224-3424 Thomas, Craig (R - WY): (202) 224-6441
Posted by lumi at September 15, 2006 6:12 AM