An exhausting day - starting with highs when Senators Murkowski and Collins said they would vote against DeVos. We only needed one GOP Senator to join them to defeat her nomination. Sadly, Senators Toomey said he would support DeVos and so did Senator Heller of Nevada during the course of the late afternoon. Senator Moran of Kansas also said yes even later. Flake tweeted his support at the end of the day too. Only one possibility remains as of 6:20 PM of another GOP possible No vote: Senator Fischer of Nebraska. The final Senate floor vote is expected Monday.
But keep those calls coming parents/teachers inKS, and NE; we've also just added Flake of AZ as possibly persuadable.
But keep those calls coming parents/teachers in
Today Senators Murkowski and Collins announced they will vote NO on Betsy DeVos.
We ONLY need one
more GOP senator to beat her. Our best chances are below; please share with friends and allies who live in PA, NV, NE
or KS. These are Senators from rural states who voted against an earlier voucher bill according to EdWeek, or who insiders say may be persuadable.
Capitol switchboard
is here: (202) 224-
If you can’t get
through in DC call their district offices; https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/ .
If you can’t get
through to district offices, send a free email to fax – remember to include
your address. https://faxzero.com/
But do NOT call or
fax unless you live in one of these states as you may be preventing someone who
does live in the state from getting through!
Thanks Leonie
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