Thread: DREAM Act vote may be political nightmare for Hutchison

by North Capitol Street
December 7th, 2010

WASHINGTON — In a vote that could have steep ramifications for a potential 2012 re-election bid, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is in a political tug of war over her decision to vote against a bill that would offer citizenship to some children of illegal immigrants.

According to the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan policy group, the legislation would make eligible for citizenship about 2.1 million people brought to this country before age 16 by illegal immigrant parents.

Hutchison, meanwhile, is one of a half-dozen Republican lawmakers targeted by Democrats and Latino and organized labor groups that see her as a swing vote.

[...] many of those same Texas Republicans have questioned Hutchison’s position on abortion and stem cell research.

[...] while Hutchison has been an effective senator who has voted consistently conservative on most issues, “there are certain factions of the party that have been suspicious of her since Day 1,â€

THESE ARE THE 8 GOP SENATORS THAT MAY JOIN OBAMA AND REID. YOU MUST FLOOD THEIR OFFICES WITH CALLS, EMAILS, FAXES, AND PERSONAL VISITS

Sen. Bob Bennett (R., Utah) VOTING YES FOR AMNESTY
Washington D.C.
431 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510-4403
Phone: (202) 224-5444 (202) 224-5444
Salt Lake Office
Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building
125 South State Street, Suite 4225
Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1188
Phone: (801) 524-5933 (801) 524-5933
http://bennett.senate.gov/public/


Sen. Richard Lugar (R., Indiana) LEANING YES FOR AMNESTY
306 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-4814
Web Form: http://lugar.senate.gov/contact/
101 NW Martin Luther King Boulevard
Room 122
Evansville, Indiana 47708
(812) 465-6313 p
(812) 421-1883 f


Sens KayBailey Hutchinson (R, Texas)MAY VOTE FOR AMNESTY
284 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-5922
Web Form: http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm
961 Federal Building
300 East 8th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
512-916-5834
512-916-5839 (FAX)




Sens. Sam Brownback (R, Kansas)MAY VOTE FOR AMNESTY
DC Tel: 202-224-6521 Fax: 202-228-1265
Topeka Phone: (785) 233-2503 Fax: (785) 233-2616
Pittsburg Phone: (620) 231-6040 Fax: (620) 231-6347
Overland Park Phone: (913) 492-6378 Fax: (913) 492-7253
Wichita Phone: (316) 264-8066 Fax: (316) 264-9078
Garden City Phone: (620) 275-1124 Fax: (620) 275-1837
http://brownback.senate.gov/public/contact/emailsam.cfm





Susan Collins (R., Maine) MAY VOTE FOR OBAMA's AMNESTY
DC Phone: (202) 224-2523 Fax: (202) 224-2693
Bangor Phone: (207) 945-0417 Fax: (207) 990-4604
Augusta Phone: (207) 622-8414 Fax: (207) 622-5884
Biddeford Phone: (207) 283-1101 Fax: (207) 283-4054
Lewiston Phone: (207) 784-6969 Fax: (207) 782-6475
Caribou Phone: (207) 493-7873 Fax: (207) 493-7810
Portland Phone: (207) 780-3575 Fax: (207) 828-0380
http://collins.senate.gov/public/contin ... EmailIssue

Olympia Snowe (R., Maine) MAY VOTE FOR AMNESTY
DC Phone: (202) 224-5344 Fax: (202) 224-1946
Portland Phone: (207) 874-0883 Fax: (207) 874-7631
Auburn Phone: (207) 786-2451 Fax: (207) 782-1438
Augusta Phone: (207) 622-8292 Fax: (207) 622-7295
Bangor Phone: (207) 945-0432 Fax: (207) 941-9525
Biddeford Phone: (207) 282-4144 Fax: (207) 284-2358
Presque Isle Phone: (207) 764-5124 Fax: (207) 764-6420
http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cf ... nowe.Email

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R., Alaska)MAY VOTE FOR AMNESTY
DC Phone: (202) 224-6665 Fax: (202) 224-5301
Anchorage Office 907-271-3735 Fax 907-276-4081
Fairbanks Office 907-456-0233 Fax 907-451-7146
Juneau Delegation Office 907-586-7400 Fax 907-586-8922
Kenai Delegation Office 907-283-5808 Fax 907-283-4363
Ketchikan Delegation Office 907-225-6880 Fax 907-225-0390
MatSu Delegation Office 907-376-7665 Fax 907-376-8526
Bethel Delegation Office 907-543-1639 Fax 907-543-1637
http://murkowski.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Contact

Keep calling! Your hard work is paying off!

Snowe is a NO

Lugar will vote NO if it comes up this week.

Brownback will be voting NO.

Bennet is Yes if it's a stand alone bill.

Collins still undecided

Murkowski is still reviewing