PDA: Act Now - Senators Will Vote TODAY On Feingold Reid Amendment To Withdraw Troops From Iraq

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E-mail from Progressive Democrats of America:

ACT NOW: CONTACT THE SENATE OVER IRAQ

Your Senators will vote today (Wed.) on a plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq. They will vote next week on the $95 billion war funding bill.

Today, the Senate will vote on an amendment by Senators Feingold and Reid to begin redeployment of troops out of Iraq by October 1, completing withdrawal and cutting funds for the war by March 21, 2008. Call your Senators today (switchboard: 202-224-3121) to tell them to support the Feingold-Reid amendment!

Next week, the Senate will vote on a new version of the supplemental war funding bill. We don't know the details yet, but it looks like the Senate will give the President $95 billion for the war without any fixed timeline for the withdrawal of our troops. Call your Senator today, and next week to tell them to vote against the supplemental war funding bill, which amounts to a blank check for Bush/Cheney!

Tell both of your Senators (switchboard: 202-224-3121) to:

VOTE YES TODAY on the Feingold-Reid amendment (Amendment No.1098).

VOTE NO NEXT WEEK on the supplemental Iraq war funding bill.
Make it clear to your Senator that a yes vote on Feingold-Reid is not a substitute for using the power of the purse to end the war -- they must vote against any more money for the war!

Background from our friends at United for Peace and Justice:
Last week, 171 members of the House voted for the Jim McGovern Amendment, calling for a prompt withdrawal of troops from Iraq. This was a major step forward for the peace movement; we did not expect to get more than 125 votes! We need a similar showing in the Senate on the Feingold-Reid amendment -- Your calls today are important! BUT your call next week is also vital. The bills that fund the war are the most crucial votes, because that's where our leverage lies.

Congress members will be returning home for Memorial Day.

[rodeodance]

1. guess I will ask Sen. Kohl to back my other Senator (Russ F.)

[rodeodance]

2. This is your chance folks------put in the call!!