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Take 1 Minute to End the Killing: Congress Members have received thousands of phone calls, and some of them are committing to voting no on Iraq
funding. The vote won't happen until next week, so keep the calls coming: Call your Congress Member now at 202-224-3121 and tell them to vote No
on the war funding. More Detail:
Pelosi does not have the votes to pass the Rule, a procedural vote that must pass prior to votes on each of the three amendments (1. war money, 2.
a nonbinding "timeline goal," re-banning of torture and permanent bases, redundantly banning a Bush-Maliki treaty without consent of Senate or both
houses of Congress, and forcing Iraqis to pay for the reconstruction, 3. other spending including military spending and veterans spending).
She doesn't have the votes because of Republican opposition to the whole maneuver (which will involve amending a bill that's already passed in order
to avoid....
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