Sunday, May 25, 2008

Cloture Votes by State -- Did your senator support passengers' rights??

See How Your Senators Voted

Below is a list, by state, of how each Senator voted on the cloture motion to move the bill out of filibuster. Reach out to your Senators and tell them you’re pleased with their Yea vote and ask them to push their colleagues for change… or tell your Senator you’re disappointed with their Nay vote, and push them to support the Passengers’ Bill of Rights.

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 2nd Session
as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.


Senate Votes Grouped by Home State

Alabama:

Sessions (R-AL), Nay

Shelby (R-AL), Nay

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Nay

Stevens (R-AK), Nay

Arizona:

Kyl (R-AZ), Nay

McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting

Arkansas:

Lincoln (D-AR), Yea

Pryor (D-AR), Yea

California:

Boxer (D-CA), Yea

Feinstein (D-CA), Yea

Colorado:

Allard (R-CO), Nay

Salazar (D-CO), Yea

Connecticut:

Dodd (D-CT), Yea

Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea

Delaware:

Biden (D-DE), Yea

Carper (D-DE), Yea

Florida:

Martinez (R-FL), Nay

Nelson (D-FL), Yea

Georgia:

Chambliss (R-GA), Nay

Isakson (R-GA), Nay

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Yea

Inouye (D-HI), Yea

Idaho:

Craig (R-ID), Not Voting

Crapo (R-ID), Nay

Illinois:

Durbin (D-IL), Yea

Obama (D-IL), Not Voting

Indiana:

Bayh (D-IN), Not Voting

Lugar (R-IN), Nay

Iowa:

Grassley (R-IA), Nay

Harkin (D-IA), Yea

Kansas:

Brownback (R-KS), Yea

Roberts (R-KS), Yea

Kentucky:

Bunning (R-KY), Nay

McConnell (R-KY), Nay

Louisiana:

Landrieu (D-LA), Not Voting

Vitter (R-LA), Nay

Maine:

Collins (R-ME), Nay

Snowe (R-ME), Yea

Maryland:

Cardin (D-MD), Yea

Mikulski (D-MD), Yea

Massachusetts:

Kennedy (D-MA), Yea

Kerry (D-MA), Yea

Michigan:

Levin (D-MI), Yea

Stabenow (D-MI), Yea

Minnesota:

Coleman (R-MN), Nay

Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Nay

Wicker (R-MS), Nay

Missouri:

Bond (R-MO), Nay

McCaskill (D-MO), Yea

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Yea

Tester (D-MT), Yea

Nebraska:

Hagel (R-NE), Not Voting

Nelson (D-NE), Yea

Nevada:

Ensign (R-NV), Nay

Reid (D-NV), Nay

New Hampshire:

Gregg (R-NH), Nay

Sununu (R-NH), Nay

New Jersey:

Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea

Menendez (D-NJ), Yea

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM), Yea

Domenici (R-NM), Nay

New York:

Clinton (D-NY), Not Voting

Schumer (D-NY), Yea

North Carolina:

Burr (R-NC), Not Voting

Dole (R-NC), Nay

North Dakota:

Conrad (D-ND), Yea

Dorgan (D-ND), Yea

Ohio:

Brown (D-OH), Yea

Voinovich (R-OH), Nay

Oklahoma:

Coburn (R-OK), Nay

Inhofe (R-OK), Not Voting

Oregon:

Smith (R-OR), Nay

Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Pennsylvania:

Casey (D-PA), Yea

Specter (R-PA), Nay

Rhode Island:

Reed (D-RI), Yea

Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea

South Carolina:

DeMint (R-SC), Nay

Graham (R-SC), Nay

South Dakota:

Johnson (D-SD), Yea

Thune (R-SD), Nay

Tennessee:

Alexander (R-TN), Nay

Corker (R-TN), Nay

Texas:

Cornyn (R-TX), Nay

Hutchison (R-TX), Nay

Utah:

Bennett (R-UT), Nay

Hatch (R-UT), Nay

Vermont:

Leahy (D-VT), Yea

Sanders (I-VT), Yea

Virginia:

Warner (R-VA), Nay

Webb (D-VA), Yea

Washington:

Cantwell (D-WA), Yea

Murray (D-WA), Yea

West Virginia:

Byrd (D-WV), Yea

Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea

Wisconsin:

Feingold (D-WI), Yea

Kohl (D-WI), Yea

Wyoming:

Barrasso (R-WY), Nay

Enzi (R-WY), Nay


Contact your Senator today and tell them you want them to support Passengers' Rights.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Example Message to send Senators who voted NAY on PBR...

If your Senator voted against support American citizens' basic rights and voted NAY, against the Passengers' Bill of Rights, send them this letter (by email or Fax) to show your disappointment, and urge them to move forward and support the Passengers' Bill of Rights:

Dear Senator__________:

RE: Passengers’ Bill of Rights

I am disappointed that you voted against Passengers Rights, Well-Being and Safety by voting against passage of the bill that contains protective language in the FAA Reauthorization Bill.
Although there are stumbling blocks, we see a golden opportunity for you to join with all Americans to take a stand for airline passengers rights.

I would like your support immediately in supporting a new bill, without any controversial amendments, that has the strongest possible passengers rights language in it.

If not a new bill then we would like the strongest possible passengers’ rights language attached to any extension put forward.

I hope we can count on your support if the FAA Reauthorization bill is extended. Please don’t let partisan politics get in the way of the very real issue: passenger safety.

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Your name
Coalition for Passengers’ Rights, Health & Safety (CPRHS)

Example Message to send Senators who voted Yea on PBR...

If your Senator voted on all Americans' behalf and vote FOR the Passengers' Bill of Rights, send them this letter (by email or Fax) to show your support, and ask for their continued support:

Dear Senator _______:

RE: Passengers’ Bill of Rights

I am pleased that you voted for Passengers Rights, Well-Being and Safety. Although there are stumbling blocks we see a golden opportunity for all Americans to take a stand for airline passengers rights.

I would like your support immediately in supporting a new bill, without any controversial amendments, that has the strongest possible passengers rights language in it.

If not a new bill then we would like the strongest possible passengers’ rights language attached to any extension put forward.

I hope we can count on your support if the FAA Reauthorization bill is extended.

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Your name
Coalition for Passengers’ Rights, Health & Safety (CPRHS)