It was a sad day when McConnell (see our 4/5 post) played the ‘nuclear option’ for the Gorsuch vote. It changed the way our Senate works, making it much more partisan.
In response, two Senators – Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Chris Coons (D-Delaware) – wrote a letter, which was subsequently signed by 61 Senators, urging them to maintain the 60-vote threshold for votes involving legislation. This is needed to ensure bipartisanship remains a component of passing bills through the chamber.
They were able to get the signatures of 28 Republicans, 32 Democrats and one independent – evidence that a broad mix of senators back the fundamental concept that the Senate govern by bipartisan rules, despite the action by McConnell and the GOP today.
TODAY’s 5 Minute Action:
Step 1: Amidst the divisive partisanship in Washington right now, please reach out and thank Susan Collins and Chris Coons for their leadership.
- Susan Collins:
- Fax: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate/C001035
- Call: (202)224-2523
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/susancollins/
- Chris Coons
- Fax: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate/C001088
- Call: (202) 224-5042
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chriscoons/
- Script: “Thank you for your leadership. I am so very concerned about the path of our democracy, and the recent use of the nuclear option in the Senate to enable the Gorsuch confirmation is sad and frightening. Thank you for trying to keep bipartisanship a fundamental principle of how the Senate operates.”
Step 2: If you have time, send a thank you to your state Senator, if they are listed below.
- Find contact info at: https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/
BREATHE AND STEP FORWARD!
Thank you from the TrumpResistance.TODAY team
Signors of the Letter: Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), John McCain (R-AZ), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Luther Strange (R-AL), Richard Burr (R-NC), Angus King (I-ME), Mark Warner (D-VA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Bob Casey (D-PA), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John Boozman (R-AR), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), John Thune (R-SD), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Dean Heller (R-NV), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Rob Portman (R-OH), Lamar Alexander (R-TN), John Kennedy (R-LA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Jon Tester (D-MT), Ben Sasse (R-NE), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Todd Young (R-IN), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Bill Nelson (D-FL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Ed Markey (D-MA), Mike Lee (R-UT), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Bob Menendez (D-NJ).
For more complete information about the letter from Susan Collins website, click here – https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senators-collins-coons-lead-effort-preserve-60-vote-threshold-legislation
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