Thank Your Senator and Representative
SLDN sent an action alert to repeal advocates in target states on June 3, urging them to call and thank the following Senators on the Armed Services Committee who voted on May 27 to include a DADT repeal amendment in the Senate's version of the Defense Authorization Budget bill:
Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) - (202) 224-6361
Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) - (202) 224-5623
Senator Mark Begich (D-AK) - (202) 224-3004
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) - (202) 224-5521
Senator Roland Burris (D-IL) - (202) 224-2854
Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) - (202) 224-3954
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) - (202) 224-2523
Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) - (202) 224-6342
Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) - (202) 224-6221
Senator Edward Kaufman (D-DE) - (202) 224-5042
Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CO) - (202) 224-4041
Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) - (202) 224-6154
Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) - (202) 224-6551
Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) - (202) 224-5274
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) - (202) 224-4642
Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) - (202) 224-5941
For the first time in 17 years, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) brought us closer to ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" by voting last Thursday (16-12) to include repeal language in the defense budget. Hours later on the same day, the House of Representatives voted (234-194) in favor of a similar amendment to its version of the defense budget.
Thank your Senator for showing leadership and voting to overturn the ban this year.
The tide is turning in the legislative fight, but make no mistake. Significant hurdles remain.
Opponents of open service will soon try to turn back the clock on the progress we've made. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has even threatened to mount a filibuster to derail a repeal vote on the Senate floor this summer.
Your elected Senators need to hear from you. We will need your Senators to vote against attempts by the opposition to take repeal out of the defense budget.
Thank your Senator today. Urge your Senator to keep up the fight for repeal in 2010.
Despite key victories last week, DADT remains the law. Service members will still be fired every day just for being gay. And during this critical hour, SLDN continues to stand on the frontlines, offering free, round the clock legal services to those impacted by this law.
But without your support we cannot be the lifeline so many service members count on.
Contribute to SLDN today as we gear up for the upcoming critical repeal votes in the Senate.
http://www.sldn.org/donate
Thank you.
Aubrey Sarvis
SLDN Executive Director
P.S. Until DADT is scrapped, service members are still at risk. Click here to read our warning to those who remain in harm's way: http://www.sldn.org/StillAtRisk.
A second action alert was also sent to supporters on June 3, urging them to thank their members of Congress who voted for an amendment that added DADT repeal language to the House version of the Defense Authorization Budget bill.
For the first time in 17 years, the full floor of the House of Representatives brought us closer to ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" by voting (234-194) last Thursday to include DADT repeal language in the defense budget. Hours earlier on the same day, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) voted (16-12) in favor of a similar amendment to its version of the defense budget.
Thank your representative for showing leadership and voting to overturn the ban this year.
Click here to find your member of Congress, then make the call to thank your representative today.
Despite key victories last week, DADT remains law. Service members will still be fired every day just for being gay. And during this critical hour, SLDN continues to stand on the frontlines, offering free, round the clock legal services to those impacted by this law.
But without your support we cannot be the lifeline so many service members count on.
Contribute to SLDN today as we gear up for the upcoming critical repeal votes in the Senate.
http://www.sldn.org/donate
Thank you.
Aubrey Sarvis
SLDN Executive Director
P.S. Until DADT is scrapped, service members are still at risk. Click here to read our warning to those who remain in harm's way: www.sldn.org/StillAtRisk.
