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Link to find direct numbers your senators

https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

Or call the capitol switch board (202) 224-3121

Tell them no on cloture and no on the bill itself


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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The title doesn't match the situation. The situation is that voting can't proceed until the debate is over. Democrats only have the power to keep everything in the debate phase before the vote phase starts.

It's not about voting for the bill but voting to end the debate phase.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

I count voting for cloture (which is the vote to end the debate) as effectively voting for the bill itself here. That's why I said "tell them no on cloture and the bill itself" in the text body. Was starting to run out of words in the title. It's already quite long