MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008
Take Action: Jubilee Act Passes the House. On to the Senate!
[The Nicaragua Network is a member of the Jubilee USA Network Council.]Thanks to your advocacy and bipartisan champions in Congress, the Jubilee Act (HR 2634) passed the U.S. House of Representatives on April 16 by a vote of 285 to 132. But it's not over yet. For this bill to become a law it has to pass the Senate!
SENATE CALL-IN: S2166
1. Find out who your Senator is by selecting your state from the drop down menu at www.senate.gov (upper right corner).
2. Call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121.
3. Ask to be connected to your Senator's office. The receptionist will answer. Introduce yourself as (your name), a constituent from (city, state).
4. You will be connected with the staff person (or their voicemail). Say:
“I am calling to urge Senator ________ to support the Jubilee Act (S. 2166), which was passed by the House and had a hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday, April 24. The Jubilee Act has bipartisan support and would expand debt cancellation for 24 additional impoverished countries, provided they meet criteria to ensure that the money is used for poverty reduction. Do you know Senator _________'s position on the Jubilee Act?”
(You can stop there, or add an additional sentence about why this issue is important to you).
5. Be sure to thank the receptionist when you are finished.
6. Email Policy Fellow Danielle Pals at danielle(at)jubileeusa.org with the results of your call. This will enable us to register your Senator's support/opposition and follow up with the office if necessary.
Thank you for making the call against debt. Your call really does make a difference! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Jubilee at 202-783-0214.
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