massive pork bill - Senate Vote

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Got this a few minutes ago from Grassfire.... man, did they miss a snowball! First item identified, well that could be solved by simply killing the bill!

From the Desk of:
Steve Elliott, President, Grassfire.org Alliance


TODAY the Senate is voting on yet another massive spending bill --
the $410 billion omnibus appropriations bill that contains more
than 2,900 pages!

Worse yet, the bill is laden with 8,500 pork-filled earmarks totaling
more than $7.7 billion including:

--$1.8 million for pig odor and manure management

--$200,000 for a "tattoo-removal violence-outreach
program" in Los Angeles

--$1.9 million for a water taxi service in Connecticut
(this is actually being called the taxi to nowhere)

--$473,000 for National Council of La Raza (which has
supported radical Mexican nationalism within our borders)

Just as bad, the bill does not require competitive bids -- which will
lead to corruption and insider deals for our tax dollars! Well-connected
friends of members of Congress and the lobbyists will get the contracts
without even having to compete for them!

+ + Fax the Senate now and say "Purge The Pork"

matt, President Obama who once pledged to go line-by-line to
remove wasteful spending, now says it s too late to purge the pork from
the spending bill. Well, he is wrong!

The Senate did not have the votes to pass the bill last Thursday and now
some Democrats are saying they will oppose this pork-laden version of the
Omnibus Spending bill...

One thing is for certain--the vote will be very close!

That s why I m asking every team member to take action right now in two
important ways:

#1 -- Fax your two Pennsylvania senators and 10 key senators right now
(these are the most vulnerable and most likely to be swayed by grassroots
pressure).

Go here to use our FaxFire system to schedule your faxes
or to get the contact information to send your own faxes:

http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=168...2&RID=18679438

We must flood the Senate with faxes immediately.

#2 -- Call your two senators

After scheduling your faxes, call your senators and tell them you oppose
the
Omnibus Spending bill and urge them to vote "NO" as long as it has 8,500
pork-laden earmarks in it.

Sen. Specter 202-224-4254

Sen. Casey 202-224-6324

We re hearing that the first key vote is expected this evening -- with
other
crucial votes expected as soon as Tuesday.

matt, we have a window of opportunity to short-circuit this massive
pork bill, but I am completely dependent on your help right now.

Please... take action and tell the Senate to "Purge The Pork."


Steve Elliott, President
Grassfire.org

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if Obama really practices what he has preached he will veto it if it gets out of congress. but we all know what will probably happen. i've already let my representatives know how I feel.