Sunlight Foundation

Another Objection! S.223 Still Blocked.

Just moments ago, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) attempted to pass S.223, the Senate campaign finance electronic filing bill, for a second time. This time Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) announced an anonymous objection to the bill from the Republican side. Since we called every Republican office and found no one to admit to placing the original objection we now know that one or more Senators are lying to their constituents. Let's clarify the language and call every single Republican Senator and ask them if they registered an objection to S.223. Don't ask about secret holds or whether they support the bill. Just ask if the Senator registered an objection to the bill. Get the Senator on the record. Don't take the word of a Staff Assistant. Get the Senator to issue a statement and talk to someone who handles the issue. And don't just call you Senators, - call Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) too. He knows who the liar is and covering them up. If you have a Republican Senator call them now and ask if they are objecting to S.223. Leave your findings in this comment form or in the comment section below. Call numbers are below the fold.

Senator Contact Objection?
Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) (202) 224-5744  
Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) (202) 224-4124  
Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) (202) 224-3004 
Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) (202) 224-6665 
John McCain (R-Arizona) (202) 224-2235 
Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) (202) 224-4521 
Wayne Allard (R-Colorado) (202) 224-5941 
Mel Martinez (R-Florida) (202) 224-3041 
Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia) (202) 224-3521 
Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia) (202) 224-3643 
Larry Craig (R-Idaho) (202) 224-2752 
Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) (202) 224-6142 
Richard Lugar (R-Indiana) (202) 224-4814 
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) (202) 224-3744 
Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) (202) 224-6521 
Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) (202) 224-4774 
Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) (202) 224-2541 
Jim Bunning (R-Kentucky) (202) 224-4343 
David Vitter (R-Louisiana) (202) 224-4623 
Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) (202) 224-5344 
Susan Collins(R-Maine) (202) 224-2523 
Norm Coleman (R-Minnesota) (202) 224-5641 
Thad Cochran (R-Mississippi) (202) 224-5054 
Trent Lott (R-Mississippi) (202) 224-6253 
Christopher S. Bond (R-Missouri) (202) 224-5721 
Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska) (202) 224-4224 
John Ensign (R-Nevada) (202) 224-6244 
Judd Gregg (R-New Hampshire) (202) 224-3324 
John E. Sununu (R-New Hampshire) (202) 224-2841 
Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico) (202) 224-6621 
Elizabeth Dole (R-North Carolina) (202) 224-6342 
Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) (202) 224-3154 
George Voinovich (R-Ohio) (202) 224-3353 
James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) (202) 224-4721 
Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) (202) 224-5754 
Gordon Smith (R-Oregon) (202) 224-3753 
Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) (202) 224-4254Did not object
Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) (202) 224-5972 
Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) (202) 224-6121 
John Thune (R-South Dakota) (202) 224-2321 
Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) (202) 224-4944 
Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) (202) 224-3344 
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) (202) 224-5922 
John Cornyn (R-Texas) (202) 224-2934 
Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) (202) 224-5251 
Robert Bennett (R-Utah) (202) 224-5444 
John Warner (R-Virginia) (202) 224-2023 
Craig Thomas (R-Wyoming) (202) 224-6441 
Michael Enzi (R-Wyoming) (202) 224-3424