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$93 Billion MORE for the Bush-Cheney War? Call Congress on Monday and Tuesday to Vote No on the Iraq War "Supplemental" The House Appropriations Committee is about to vote on whether to give Bush and Cheney $93 billion more for the Iraq War, on top of the $363 billion they have already spent to create a historic catastrophe based entirely on lies that has increased global terrorism by 700%. This will bring total war spending to $456 billion - every penny of which has been borrowed so our children and grandchildren will have to pay for the Bush-Cheney War. It has also cost the lives of 3,171 U.S. troops and an estimated 655,000 Iraqi civilians, many tortured to death by militia trained by the U.S. This is not what we elected a Democratic majority to do. 1. On Monday, Call Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee If your Congress Member is a Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, please phone their office as soon as you can on Monday and tell him/her to vote against the supplemental spending bill in committee. We are not interested in excuses or fancy strategies. Voting No when the Supplemental reaches the the full House is not enough; nor is voting for amendments to "improve" the bill. Every Democrat must Vote No on the Supplemental in the Appropriations Committee. Democratic Members of the House Appropriations Committee: David R. Obey (Chair), John P. Murtha, Norman D. Dicks, Alan B. Mollohan, Marcy Kaptur, Peter J. Visclosky, Nita M. Lowey, José E. Serrano, Rosa L. DeLauro, James P. Moran, John W. Olver, Ed Pastor, David E. Price, Chet Edwards, Robert E. "Bud" Cramer, Jr., Patrick J. Kennedy, Maurice D. Hinchey, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Sam Farr, Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., Carolyn C. Kilpatrick, Allen Boyd, Chaka Fattah, Steven R. Rothman, Sanford Bishop, Marion Berry, Barbara Lee, Tom Udall, Adam Schiff, Michael Honda, Betty McCollum, Steve Israel, Tim Ryan, C.A "Dutch" Ruppersberger, Ben Chandler, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ciro Rodriguez. Call 202-224-3121 and ask for your Representative's office. Or find their number at http://www.democrats.com/congress 2. On Tuesday, Call All 435 House Members Tuesday is the day Democrats.com is in charge of trying to shut down the Congressional switchboard with citizen calls urging Representatives to vote No on the Iraq War Supplemental. Once again, voting for amendments to "improve" the bill is not good enough for us. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that the White House will ignore restrictions placed on the war by Congress. That is why cutting off the funds is the only way to end the war. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) is leading the fight to end the war. Tony Trupiano of Progressive Democrats of America has an excellent podcast interview with Woolsey: Americans are now solidly (71%-23%) against the Bush-Cheney war. A majority (51%-46%) support funding restrictions. Of course the views of the majority of Americans are never heard on TV, so that's why calling Congress directly is essential. Call 202-224-3121 and ask for your Representative's office. Or find their number at http://www.democrats.com/congress Your calls on Tuesday are part of a rolling series of call-in days with the same message coming from numerous organizations: ______________ Impeachment Race in the States In New Mexico, the Judiciary Committee will be the third Senate committee to vote on impeachment, probably Monday afternoon. If it passes Judiciary it will go to the full Senate for an historic vote. Our NM impeachment coordinator, Leland Lehrman, has a full report: In Washington State, several hundred citizens participated in an ethusiastic rally outside the state house on Thursday. Speakers included Phil Burk of ImpeachBush.TV, Col. Ann Wright, and Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson. The deadline for Sen. Eric Oemig's resolution SJM8016 is March 14, but it will only come up for a vote if Senate Majority Leaders Lisa Brown, Tracy Eide, and Harriet Spanel give their approval. Details here: Senator Patty Murray (D) and Rep. Jay Inslee (D) are pressuring state Democrats to block the impeachment resolution using completely dishonest arguments which treat impeachment advocates like idiots. Bob Fertik replies: In Vermont, Newfane Selectman Dan DeWalt led a Town Meeting Democracy Tour with Vermont veterans, Cindy Sheehan, and John Nichols (who filed this report). Town Meetings will be held this week and impeachment resolutions will be considered in as many as 44 towns. It's all on DeWalt's excellent blog: In the progressive media, more and more voices are calling for impeachment. Bloggers Tristero and Poputonian of Hullabaloo.blogspot.com and Ian Welsh of Agonist are speaking out. Air America's Laura Flanders interviewed our own David Swanson, and Mike Papantonio discussed Dick Cheney's impeachment with Florida attorney John Morgan. Do your favorite bloggers and radio talk show hosts support impeachment? We're keeping track! If they don't, urge them to make a pro-impeachment statement and send us a link: ______________ Waxman Sends First Subpoena to Hostile Witness Coming immediately on the heels of Congressman John Conyers' issuing of subpoenas to friendly witnesses, Congressman Henry Waxman has issued the Democrats' first subpoena to a hostile witness, the Ex-Chief of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Read the full story: Here's where the next dozen subpoenas should go: Here's how to thank and encourage Congressman Waxman: (202) 225-3976. ______________ March on the Pentagon on March 17
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Monday, March 5, 2007
$93 Billion MORE for the Bush-Cheney War?
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