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Why Supporting Jim Webb's Pro-Troop Amendment Matters

Matt Stoller: Don't let Republicans obstruct, make them stand and filibuster.
September 19, 2007  |  
 
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This post, written by Matt Stoller, originally appeared on Open Left

This legislation gives reasonable deployment breaks to soldiers so the military doesn't break, and it has bipartisan support. Last time we got 56 votes for this, and with Tim Johnson it's 57. We only need three more to break with the Republicans to get this to pass. Senator Webb explains his amendment to the internets and why it's important to take action in the video to your right.

Here's the target list. Please call and ask these senators to support Jim Webb's pro-troop amendment:

Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

DC: 202-224-6665

Anchorage: 907-271-3735

George Voinovich (R-Ohio)

DC: (202) 224-3353

Cleveland: (216) 522-7095

Elizabeth Dole (R-North Carolina)

DC: 202-224-6342

Raleigh: 866-420-6083

John Warner (R-Virginia)

DC: (202) 224-2023

Roanoke: (540) 857-2676

Matt Stoller is a political activist/blogger in DC, and was an editor at MyDD from November 2005 until June 2007. He also consults for the Sunlight Foundation, FreePress.net, and Working Assets as well as proactively networking other progressive bloggers/internet activists and progressive professionals.

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