Contact your senators re Paycheck Fairness - filibuster won, women lost, 54-43
YoungFeminists
From the Godmother of the Violence Against Women Act, Pat Reuss:
Please contact your Senators who voted against the Paycheck Fairness Bill and thank the ones who supported us (a phone thank you message for our champions is really important).
The Senate just fell 6 votes short of voting for cloture on the Paycheck Fairness Bill. Cloture is when they override a “filibuster” but these days occurs on just about every vote except judges. The official vote was 53 – 44 but that is because Harry Reid voted against cloture so he could move to bring the bill back up again at a later date. All Republicans present (43) voted against cloture and sadly that included Independent Angus King, Maine. Three Republicans did not vote: Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, John Cornyn of Texas and Ted Cruz of Texas – but they most likely would have voted against cloture and the bill.
Feel free to use in your response to the Senate vote on the Paycheck Fairness bill (S. 84, 52 sponsors, all Democrats/Independent):
The Republican War on Women is alive and well and has expanded the arena of combat in their determination to keep women as second class people. Where once this invasion/intrusion was limited to incursions into people’s bedrooms, trouncing their privacy and blasting their personal choices. It moved to name-calling and shaming victims who dare report sexual assault. The fray now includes raiding the pocketbooks of families with women workers. Today they aimed their firepower at equal pay but they are also opposing raising the minimum wage, extending unemployment insurance and covering birth control in health insurance – all programs and initiatives that serve mostly women and keep their families safe and thriving.
Consider Paul Ryan’s budget, which the House is debating this week. Among those functions of government the Republican congressman from Wisconsin would cut, many disproportionately benefit women, according to the National Women’s Law Center.
For example, Medicaid (about 70 percent of adult recipients are women), food stamps (63 percent of adult recipients are women) and Pell grants (62 percent) would be cut. Then there are programs in categories that would face cuts Ryan hasn’t specified: Supplemental Security Income (two-thirds of the poor and elderly recipients are women), welfare (85 percent of adult recipients are women), housing vouchers (82 percent of recipient households headed by women), child-care assistance (75 percent female-headed households) and the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-republicans-kiss-votes-from-women-goodbye/2014/04/08/6411f6c6-bf50-11e3-b195-dd0c1174052c_story.html
Great column in today’s WPost
Pooh-poohers of the wage gap try to explain it away by saying that women just work fewer hours, and according to an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, “gravitate toward jobs with fewer risks, more comfortable conditions, regular hours, more personal fulfillment and greater flexibility.” Which must explain why two-thirds of all minimum-wage workers are women and livin’ the dream.
Senators – by state - who voted against cloture (needed 60 votes) and the Paycheck Fairness Act (Terms for senators in Class I expire in 2019, Class II in 2015, and Class III in 2017)
Murkowski, Lisa - (R - AK) Class III
Sessions, Jeff - (R - AL) Class II
Shelby, Richard C. - (R - AL) Class III
Boozman, John - (R - AR) Class III
Flake, Jeff - (R - AZ) Class I
McCain, John - (R - AZ) Class III
Rubio, Marco - (R - FL) Class III
Chambliss, Saxby - (R - GA) Class II
Isakson, Johnny - (R - GA) Class III
Grassley, Chuck - (R - IA) Class III
Crapo, Mike - (R - ID) Class III
Risch, James E. - (R - ID) Class II
Kirk, Mark - (R - IL) Class III
(202) 224-2854 Contact: www.kirk.senate.gov/?p=contact
Coats, Daniel - (R - IN) Class III
(202) 224-5623 Contact: www.coats.senate.gov/contact/
Moran, Jerry - (R - KS) Class III
(202) 224-6521 Contact: moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-jerry
Roberts, Pat - (R - KS) Class II
(202) 224-4774 Contact: www.roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EmailPat
McConnell, Mitch - (R - KY) Class II
(202) 224-2541 Contact: www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=contact
Paul, Rand - (R - KY) Class III
(202) 224-4343 Contact: www.paul.senate.gov/?p=contact
Vitter, David - (R - LA) Class III
(202) 224-4623 Contact: www.vitter.senate.gov/contact
Collins, Susan M. - (R - ME) Class II
(202) 224-2523 Contact: www.collins.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email
King, Angus S., Jr. - (I - ME) Class I
(202) 224-5344 Contact: www.king.senate.gov/contact
Blunt, Roy - (R - MO) Class III
(202) 224-5721 Contact: www.blunt.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form?p=cont...
Cochran, Thad - (R - MS) Class II
(202) 224-5054 Contact: www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-me
Wicker, Roger F. - (R - MS) Class I
(202) 224-6253 Contact: www.wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Burr, Richard - (R - NC) Class III
(202) 224-3154 Contact: www.burr.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.C...
Hoeven, John - (R - ND) Class III
(202) 224-2551 Contact: www.hoeven.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-the-senator
Fischer, Deb - (R - NE) Class I
(202) 224-6551 Contact: www.fischer.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Johanns, Mike - (R - NE) Class II
(202) 224-4224 Contact: www.johanns.senate.gov/public/?p=ContactSenatorJohanns
Ayotte, Kelly - (R - NH) Class III
(202) 224-3324 Contact: www.ayotte.senate.gov/?p=contact
Heller, Dean - (R - NV) Class I
(202) 224-6244 Contact: www.heller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form
Portman, Rob - (R - OH) Class III
(202) 224-3353 Contact: www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact?p=contact...
Coburn, Tom - (R - OK) Class III
(202) 224-5754 Contact: www.coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactsenatorcobu...
Inhofe, James M. - (R - OK) Class II
(202) 224-4721 Contact: www.inhofe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact...
Toomey, Patrick J. - (R - PA) Class III
(202) 224-4254 Contact: www.toomey.senate.gov/?p=contact
Graham, Lindsey - (R - SC) Class II
290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-5972 Contact: lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.La...
Scott, Tim - (R - SC) Class III
(202) 224-6121 Contact: www.scott.senate.gov/contact/email-me
Thune, John - (R - SD) Class III
(202) 224-2321 Contact: www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Alexander, Lamar - (R - TN) Class II
(202) 224-4944 Contact: www.alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Email
Corker, Bob - (R - TN) Class I
(202) 224-3344 Contact: www.corker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactMe
Cornyn, John - (R - TX) Class II
(202) 224-2934 Contact: www.cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactForm
Cruz, Ted - (R - TX) Class I
(202) 224-5922 Contact: www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=email_senator
Hatch, Orrin G. - (R - UT) Class I
(202) 224-5251 Contact: www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact?p=Email-Orrin
Lee, Mike - (R - UT) Class III
(202) 224-5444 Contact: www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Johnson, Ron - (R - WI) Class III
(202) 224-5323 Contact: www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Barrasso, John - (R - WY) Class I
(202) 224-6441 Contact: www.barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Conta...
Enzi, Michael B. - (R - WY) Class II
(202) 224-3424 Contact: www.enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact?p=e-mail-sen...
Senators who supported cloture and for the bill
Begich, Mark - (D - AK) Class II
(202) 224-3004 Contact: www.begich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=EmailSenator
Pryor, Mark L. - (D - AR) Class II
(202) 224-2353 Contact: www.pryor.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactMe
Boxer, Barbara - (D - CA) Class III
(202) 224-3553 Contact: www.boxer.senate.gov/en/contact/
Feinstein, Dianne - (D - CA) Class I
(202) 224-3841 Contact: www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/e-mail-me
Bennet, Michael F. - (D - CO) Class III
(202) 224-5852 Contact: www.bennet.senate.gov/contact/
Udall, Mark - (D - CO) Class II
(202) 224-5941 Contact: www.markudall.senate.gov/?p=contact
Blumenthal, Richard - (D - CT) Class III
(202) 224-2823 Contact: www.blumenthal.senate.gov/contact/
Murphy, Christopher - (D - CT) Class I
(202) 224-4041 Contact: www.murphy.senate.gov/contact
Carper, Thomas R. - (D - DE) Class I
(202) 224-2441 Contact: carper.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-senator-carper
Coons, Christopher A. - (D - DE) Class II
(202) 224-5042 Contact: www.coons.senate.gov/contact/
Nelson, Bill - (D - FL) Class I
(202) 224-5274 Contact: www.billnelson.senate.gov/contact-bill
Hirono, Mazie K. - (D - HI) Class I
(202) 224-6361 Contact: www.hirono.senate.gov/contact
Schatz, Brian - (D - HI) Class III
(202) 224-3934 Contact: www.schatz.senate.gov/contact
Harkin, Tom - (D - IA) Class II
(202) 224-3254 Contact: www.harkin.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Durbin, Richard J. - (D - IL) Class II
(202) 224-2152 Contact: www.durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Donnelly, Joe - (D - IN) Class I
(202) 224-4814 Contact: www.donnelly.senate.gov/contact/email-joe
Landrieu, Mary L. - (D - LA) Class II
(202) 224-5824 Contact: www.landrieu.senate.gov/?p=contact
Markey, Edward J. - (D - MA) Class II
(202) 224-2742 Contact: www.markey.senate.gov/contact
Warren, Elizabeth - (D - MA) Class I
(202) 224-4543 Contact: www.warren.senate.gov/?p=email_senator
Cardin, Benjamin L. - (D - MD) Class I
(202) 224-4524 Contact: www.cardin.senate.gov/contact/
Mikulski, Barbara A. - (D - MD) Class III
(202) 224-4654 Contact: www.mikulski.senate.gov/contact/
Levin, Carl - (D - MI) Class II
(202) 224-6221 Contact: www.levin.senate.gov/contact/
Stabenow, Debbie - (D - MI) Class I
(202) 224-4822 Contact: www.stabenow.senate.gov/?p=contact
Franken, Al - (D - MN) Class II
(202) 224-5641 Contact: www.franken.senate.gov/?p=contact
Klobuchar, Amy - (D - MN) Class I
(202) 224-3244 Contact: www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/contact-amy
McCaskill, Claire - (D - MO) Class I
(202) 224-6154 Contact: www.mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=contact
Tester, Jon - (D - MT) Class I
(202) 224-2644 Contact: www.tester.senate.gov/Contact/index.cfm
Walsh, John E. - (D - MT) Class II
(202) 224-2651 Contact: www.walsh.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Hagan, Kay R. - (D - NC) Class II
(202) 224-6342 Contact: www.hagan.senate.gov/?p=contact
Heitkamp, Heidi - (D - ND) Class I
(202) 224-2043 Contact: www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact
Shaheen, Jeanne - (D - NH) Class II
(202) 224-2841 Contact: www.shaheen.senate.gov/contact/
Booker, Cory A. - (D - NJ) Class II
(202) 224-3224 Contact: www.booker.senate.gov/?p=contact
Menendez, Robert - (D - NJ) Class I
(202) 224-4744 Contact: menendez.senate.gov/contact/
Heinrich, Martin - (D - NM) Class I
(202) 224-5521 Contact: www.heinrich.senate.gov/contact
Udall, Tom - (D - NM) Class II
110 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
(202) 224-6621 Contact: www.tomudall.senate.gov/?p=contact
Reid, Harry - (D - NV) Class III
(202) 224-3542 Contact: www.reid.senate.gov/contact
Gillibrand, Kirsten E. - (D - NY) Class I
(202) 224-4451 Contact: www.gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/
Schumer, Charles E. - (D - NY) Class III
(202) 224-6542 Contact: www.schumer.senate.gov/Contact/contact_chuck.cfm
Brown, Sherrod - (D - OH) Class I
(202) 224-2315 Contact: www.brown.senate.gov/contact/
Merkley, Jeff - (D - OR) Class II
(202) 224-3753 Contact: www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/
Wyden, Ron - (D - OR) Class III
(202) 224-5244 Contact: www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/
Casey, Robert P., Jr. - (D - PA) Class I
(202) 224-6324 Contact: www.casey.senate.gov/contact/
Reed, Jack - (D - RI) Class II
(202) 224-4642 Contact: www.reed.senate.gov/contact/
Whitehouse, Sheldon - (D - RI) Class I
(202) 224-2921 Contact: www.whitehouse.senate.gov/contact/
Johnson, Tim - (D - SD) Class II
(202) 224-5842 Contact: www.johnson.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Contact
Kaine, Tim - (D - VA) Class I
(202) 224-4024 Contact: www.kaine.senate.gov/contact
Warner, Mark R. - (D - VA) Class II
(202) 224-2023 Contact: www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Contact
Leahy, Patrick J. - (D - VT) Class III
(202) 224-4242 Contact: www.leahy.senate.gov/contact/
Sanders, Bernard - (I - VT) Class I
(202) 224-5141 Contact: www.sanders.senate.gov/contact/
Cantwell, Maria - (D - WA) Class I
(202) 224-3441 Contact: www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-maria
Murray, Patty - (D - WA) Class III
(202) 224-2621 Contact: www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactme
Baldwin, Tammy - (D - WI) Class I
(202) 224-5653 Contact: www.baldwin.senate.gov/contact
Manchin, Joe, III - (D - WV) Class I
(202) 224-3954 Contact: www.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form
Rockefeller, John D., IV - (D - WV) Class II
(202) 224-6472 Contact: www.rockefeller.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-jay