If you see your Congressman on this list, call him now

[Nate tha\\\' Great]

Below is a list of conferees on the Department of Defense Authorization Conference Report, the bill to which Sen. Frist is attempting to attach internet gambling langauge. This is per what Mr.K. posted earlier.

The list is organized by state. If you see your Representative or Senator on this list, please call his office ASAP.

Members of the respective Armed Services Committees, who are appararently opposed to Frist's tactics, are especially important to contact and are designated with /AS.

Young (R-AK) // Sen

Sessions (R-AL) // Sen/AS
Everett (R-AL) // Rep/AS

Snyder (D-AR) // Rep/AS
Boozman (R-AR) // Rep

Grijalva (D-AZ) // Rep

Hunter (R-CA) // Rep/AS
Calvert (R-CA) // Rep/AS
Sanchez (D-CA) // Rep/AS
Tauscher (D-CA) // Rep/AS
Harman (D-CA) // Rep
Waxman (D-CA) // Rep
Lantos (D-CA) // Rep
Pombo (R-CA) // Rep

Hefley (R-CO) // Rep/AS

Lieberman (D-CT) // Sen/AS
Simmons (R-CT) // Rep/AS
Shays (R-CT) // Rep

Nelson (D-FL) // Sen/AS
Weldon (R-FL) // Rep/AS

Chambliss (R-GA) // Sen/AS

Akaka (D-HI) // Sen/AS
Abercrombie (D-HI) // Rep/AS

Leach (R-IA) // Rep

LaHood (R-IL) // Rep
Hyde (R-IL) // Rep
Manzullo (R-IL) // Rep

Bayh (D-IN) // Sen/AS
Hostettler (R-IN) // Rep/AS
Sodrel (R-IN) // Rep
Buyer (R-IN) // Rep

Roberts (R-KS) // Sen/AS
Ryun (R-KS) // Rep/AS

Davis (R-KY) // Rep/AS

Kennedy (D-MA) // Sen/AS
Meehan (D-MA) // Rep/AS

Barlett (R-MD) // Rep/AS

Collins (R-ME) // Sen/AS

Levin (D-MI) // Sen/AS
Hoekstra (R-MI) // Rep
Dingell (D-MI) // Rep
Conyers (D-MI) // Rep

Dayton (D-MN) // Sen/AS
Oberstar (D-MN) // Rep

Talent (R-MO) // Sen/AS
Skelton (D-MO) // Rep/AS

Taylor (D-MS) // Rep/AS
Thompson (D-MS) // Rep

Dole (R-NC) // Sen/AS
Jones (R-NC) // Rep/AS
Hayes (R-NC) // Rep/AS
Coble (R-NC) // Rep

Nelson (D-NE) // Sen/AS

Bradley (R-NH) // Rep/AS

Saxton (R-NJ) // Rep/AS
Andrews (D-NJ) // Rep/AS
LoBinodo (R-NJ) // Rep/AS

Ensign (R-NV) // Sen/AS
Gibbons (R-NV) // Rep/AS

Clinton (D-NY) // Sen/AS
McHugh (R-NY) // Rep/AS
King (R-NY) // Rep
Boehlert (R-NY) // Rep
Kelly (R-NY) // Rep
Velazquez (D-NY) // Rep

Turner (R-OH) // Rep/AS
Gillmor (R-OH) // Rep

Imhofe (R-OK) // Sen/AS

Walden (R-OR) // Rep

Brady (D-PA) // Rep/AS

Reed (D-RI) // Sen/AS

Graham (R-SC) // Sen/AS
Spratt (D-SC) // Rep/AS

Thune (R-SD) // Sen/AS
Herseth (D-SD) // Rep

Gordon (D-TN) // Rep

Cornyn (R-TX) // Sen/AS
Thornberry (R-TX) // Rep/AS
Ortiz (D-TX) // Rep/AS
Reyes (D-TX) // Rep/AS
Barton (R-TX) // Rep

Warner (R-VA) // Sen/AS
Davis (R-VA) // Rep/AS
Drake (R-VA) // Rep/AS
Davis (R-VA) // Rep

Smith (D-WA) // Rep/AS
Reichert (R-WA) // Rep

Sensenbrenner (R-WI) // Rep

Byrd (D-WV) // Sen/AS

[juggernaut]

thanks for this list... i have a quick question before i make some phone calls...

can someone elaborate on what exact role the conferees have on this bill? i'm wondering whether my phone call should be centered on my opposition to the internet gambling ban IN GENERAL, or my opposition to the internet gambling bill being ATTACHED to the DoD bill....

thanks in advance...

[AKQJ10]

The Armed Services Committee would only have to do with the rider attached to the DoD bill, right? Internet gambling (or internet commerce in general) certainly isn't within the purview of the ASC ordinarily, i.e. when "Dr." Frist isn't sticking riders into defense legislation, is it?

[Mr.K]

Yeah, the only reason SASC and HASC are involved is the fact that the language may hitch a ride on "their" bill.

From the standpoint of lobbying effectively, Nate is right to target these members.

[TehPokarKing]

Well, the entire Conference Committee will be involved in deciding what ends up on the final conference report, which each member of the committee will then vote on. The reason why most members of Armed Services are annoyed w/ Frist's tactics is because this rider is obviously not germane to the DoD Authorization bill and they want a clean bill so that it faces minimal resistance when it reaches the floor of each chamber. Let's be clear, however, the Armed Services Committee members are not objecting because they disagree with the gambling ban.

Basically when you call your Rep/Senator you should object to both the bill and to the process by which they are attempting to pass the bill into law. Crap like this is what's wrong with Congress. When nongermane items get tacked onto bigger appropriations bills they are never examined/marked up by the appropriate Senate Committee and don't receive consideration or debate by the Senate.

The internet gambling bill is just crap, as we all know.

[JuntMonkey]

How is Frist pronounced? Does it rhyme with "list" or does it rhyme with "heist"? I need to know for my phone call(s) later today.

Hillary Clinton could be huge here. She is an AS member, and we all know that she is one of the front-runners to be the Democratic Presidential candidate in 2008. It certainly won't hurt to mention to her office that a political victory could be won right here and now against Frist, a possible future opponent. I'm from NY so I'm calling her, and I would encourage all NY'ers (and even non-NY'ers) to do the same.

[mscags]

Why is my state so gay

[spatne]

Rhymes with list.

Also, for those in Oklahoma, there's a typo in the list. It's Sen. Inhofe, not Imhofe. Not trying to be a nit, but it can never hurt to pronounce the guy's name properly when you're on the phone with his staff. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Nate tha\\\' Great]

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Yeah, the only reason SASC and HASC are involved is the fact that the language may hitch a ride on "their" bill.

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Nevertheless, they apparently represent nearly 2/3 of the conferees (57 of 89 by my count). So if they're truly in solidarity on this issue, we should be fine. Right? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[Bilgefisher]

I'm sorry if this has been discussed 100 times, but I need it in lamens terms. I'm not savvy on the politcal process.
The poker bill is being attached to a defense bill??? What defense bill and why is this bad? Also when exactly is this happening?