Time to turn up the heat—Senate staffers are complaining about the avalanche of angry calls

Jen Hayden

Daily Kos Staff

Friday January 13, 2017 · 7:59 AM PST

2017/01/13 · 07:59

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 18: Drew Courtney, Director of Communications for People for the American Way holds a sign to call on senate to reject Jeff Sessions as Attorney General on November 18, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for People For The American Way)

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Have you been calling your senators and congresscritter to object to racist Jeff Sessions for Attorney General or lodge an objection to one of Donald Trump’s other uniquely and wholly unqualified Cabinet picks? Have you been calling to defend the Affordable Care Act and tell staffers how important it has been to you or a loved one? Great. It’s working. From Washington Post staffer T.J. Ortenzi last night:

Your calls to senators are working. Know how I know? The Senate staffer on my train won't shut up about crazy calls from angry constituents.
Ã¢ÂÂ T.J. Ortenzi (@tjortenzi) January 13, 2017

Don’t stop now. One staffer I spoke with this week was clearly annoyed on the phone, forced to repeat his boss’s tired old talking points about why they are moving to back a racist, repeal healthcare from 20 million people. We were clearly interrupting their usual quiet days of playing solitaire, talking about where to grab lunch and passing around conservative Facebook memes. DON’T. LET. UP. Now is the time to double down. If you haven’t called, it only takes a moment. If you have called, call again. Be relentless, that’s how we win. The Tea Party was successful because they camped out in congressional and Senate offices, getting to know staffers by name. It’s time for us to do the same.

Check the list below for phone number for your senators. Google for their home office information. Call them both. Each call only takes a moment. You can find your congressional contact information here.

You can call to connect with your senators about opposing the repeal of the ACA here: (888) 897-9753 or use the contact list below to object to a Trump nominee. It’s always helpful to have a script or talking points and please remember to be civil and respectful. Sample scripts are below.

My name is (FIRST AND LAST NAME) a constituent from (CITY AND STATE)

I am calling to voice my strong opposition to Jeff Sessions as the next attorney general of the United States. Senator Sessions has a clear record of supporting racist, sexist, anti-LGBT, anti-environment, and anti-immigrant policies. He opposes voting rights and criminal-justice reform, as well as marriage equality. I am asking Senator (NAME OF SENATOR) to vote against Sen. Sessions at his confirmation hearing. Americans deserve an attorney general who will fight for all of us and we deserve better. I will be watching the vote closely.

Sample phone script for the #ACA courtesy of the incomparable @Celeste_pewter https://t.co/Iffd1KzxsO pic.twitter.com/PHBkvuAbfJ
Ã¢ÂÂ Preeti Chhibber (@runwithskizzers) January 12, 2017

Once again: Call your Reps + Senators.
Here is @kelseyfuller_'s simple script. Be polite-but unrelenting. #SaveACA pic.twitter.com/oyNlkLss0l
Ã¢ÂÂ Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) January 12, 2017

U.S. Senate

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Baldwin, Tammy - (D - WI)Class I717 Hart Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5653Contact: www.baldwin.senate.gov/...

Barrasso, John - (R - WY)Class I307 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-6441Contact: www.barrasso.senate.gov/...

Bennet, Michael F. - (D - CO)Class III261 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5852Contact: www.bennet.senate.gov/...

Blumenthal, Richard - (D - CT)Class III706 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2823Contact: www.blumenthal.senate.gov/...

Blunt, Roy - (R - MO)Class III260 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5721Contact: www.blunt.senate.gov/...

Booker, Cory A. - (D - NJ)Class II359 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3224Contact: www.booker.senate.gov/...

Boozman, John - (R - AR)Class III141 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4843Contact: www.boozman.senate.gov/...

Brown, Sherrod - (D - OH)Class I713 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2315Contact: www.brown.senate.gov/...

Burr, Richard - (R - NC)Class III217 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3154Contact: www.burr.senate.gov/...

Cantwell, Maria - (D - WA)Class I511 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3441Contact: www.cantwell.senate.gov/...

Capito, Shelley Moore - (R - WV)Class II172 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-6472Contact: www.capito.senate.gov/...

Cardin, Benjamin L. - (D - MD)Class I509 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4524Contact: www.cardin.senate.gov/...

Carper, Thomas R. - (D - DE)Class I513 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2441Contact: www.carper.senate.gov/...

Casey, Robert P., Jr. - (D - PA)Class I393 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-6324Contact: www.casey.senate.gov/...

Cassidy, Bill - (R - LA)Class II703 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5824Contact: www.cassidy.senate.gov/...

Cochran, Thad - (R - MS)Class II113 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5054Contact: www.cochran.senate.gov/...

Collins, Susan M. - (R - ME)Class II413 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2523Contact: www.collins.senate.gov/...

Coons, Christopher A. - (D - DE)Class II127A Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5042Contact: www.coons.senate.gov/...

Corker, Bob - (R - TN)Class I425 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3344Contact: www.corker.senate.gov/...

Cornyn, John - (R - TX)Class II517 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2934Contact: www.cornyn.senate.gov/...

Cortez Masto, Catherine - (D - NV)Class IIIB40A Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3542

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Crapo, Mike - (R - ID)Class III239 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-6142Contact: www.crapo.senate.gov/...

Cruz, Ted - (R - TX)Class I404 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5922Contact: www.cruz.senate.gov/...

Daines, Steve - (R - MT)Class II320 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2651Contact: www.daines.senate.gov/...

Donnelly, Joe - (D - IN)Class I720 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4814Contact: www.donnelly.senate.gov/...

Duckworth, Tammy - (D - IL)Class IIIG12 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2854

Durbin, Richard J. - (D - IL)Class II711 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2152Contact: www.durbin.senate.gov/...

Enzi, Michael B. - (R - WY)Class II379A Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3424Contact: www.enzi.senate.gov/...

Ernst, Joni - (R - IA)Class II111 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3254Contact: www.ernst.senate.gov/...

Feinstein, Dianne - (D - CA)Class I331 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3841Contact: www.feinstein.senate.gov/...

Fischer, Deb - (R - NE)Class I454 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-6551Contact: www.fischer.senate.gov/...

Flake, Jeff - (R - AZ)Class I413 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4521Contact: www.flake.senate.gov/...

Franken, Al - (D - MN)Class II309 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5641Contact: www.franken.senate.gov/...

Gardner, Cory - (R - CO)Class II354 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5941Contact: www.gardner.senate.gov/...

Gillibrand, Kirsten E. - (D - NY)Class I478 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4451Contact: www.gillibrand.senate.gov/...

Graham, Lindsey - (R - SC)Class II290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5972Contact: www.lgraham.senate.gov/...

Grassley, Chuck - (R - IA)Class III135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3744Contact: www.grassley.senate.gov/...

Harris, Kamala D. - (D - CA)Class IIIB40B Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3553

Hassan, Margaret Wood - (D - NH)Class IIIB85 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3324

Hatch, Orrin G. - (R - UT)Class I104 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5251Contact: www.hatch.senate.gov/...

Heinrich, Martin - (D - NM)Class I303 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5521Contact: www.heinrich.senate.gov/...

Heitkamp, Heidi - (D - ND)Class I110 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2043Contact: www.heitkamp.senate.gov/...

Heller, Dean - (R - NV)Class I324 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-6244Contact: www.heller.senate.gov/...

Hirono, Mazie K. - (D - HI)Class I330 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-6361Contact: www.hirono.senate.gov/...

Hoeven, John - (R - ND)Class III338 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2551Contact: www.hoeven.senate.gov/...

Inhofe, James M. - (R - OK)Class II205 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4721Contact: www.inhofe.senate.gov/...

Isakson, Johnny - (R - GA)Class III131 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3643Contact: www.isakson.senate.gov/...

Johnson, Ron - (R - WI)Class III328 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5323Contact: www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/...

Kaine, Tim - (D - VA)Class I231 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4024Contact: www.kaine.senate.gov/...

Kennedy, John - (R - LA)Class IIIB11 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4623

King, Angus S., Jr. - (I - ME)Class I133 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5344Contact: www.king.senate.gov/...

Klobuchar, Amy - (D - MN)Class I302 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3244Contact: www.klobuchar.senate.gov/...

Lankford, James - (R - OK)Class III316 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5754Contact: www.lankford.senate.gov/...

Leahy, Patrick J. - (D - VT)Class III437 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4242Contact: www.leahy.senate.gov/...

Lee, Mike - (R - UT)Class III361A Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5444Contact: www.lee.senate.gov/...

Manchin, Joe, III - (D - WV)Class I306 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3954Contact: www.manchin.senate.gov/...

Markey, Edward J. - (D - MA)Class II255 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2742Contact: www.markey.senate.gov/...

McCain, John - (R - AZ)Class III218 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2235Contact: www.mccain.senate.gov/...

McCaskill, Claire - (D - MO)Class I730 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-6154Contact: www.mccaskill.senate.gov/...

McConnell, Mitch - (R - KY)Class II317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2541Contact: www.mcconnell.senate.gov/...

Menendez, Robert - (D - NJ)Class I528 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4744Contact: www.menendez.senate.gov/...

Merkley, Jeff - (D - OR)Class II313 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3753Contact: www.merkley.senate.gov/...

Moran, Jerry - (R - KS)Class III521 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-6521Contact: www.moran.senate.gov/...

Murkowski, Lisa - (R - AK)Class III709 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-6665Contact: www.murkowski.senate.gov/...

Murphy, Christopher - (D - CT)Class I136 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4041Contact: www.murphy.senate.gov/...

Murray, Patty - (D - WA)Class III154 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2621Contact: www.murray.senate.gov/...

Nelson, Bill - (D - FL)Class I716 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5274Contact: www.billnelson.senate.gov/...

Paul, Rand - (R - KY)Class III167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4343Contact: www.paul.senate.gov/...

Perdue, David - (R - GA)Class II383 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3521Contact: www.perdue.senate.gov/...

Peters, Gary C. - (D - MI)Class II724 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-6221Contact: www.peters.senate.gov/...

Portman, Rob - (R - OH)Class III448 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3353Contact: www.portman.senate.gov/...

Reed, Jack - (D - RI)Class II728 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4642Contact: www.reed.senate.gov/...

Risch, James E. - (R - ID)Class II483 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2752Contact: www.risch.senate.gov/...

Roberts, Pat - (R - KS)Class II109 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4774Contact: www.roberts.senate.gov/...

Rounds, Mike - (R - SD)Class II502 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5842Contact: www.rounds.senate.gov/...

Rubio, Marco - (R - FL)Class III284 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3041Contact: www.rubio.senate.gov/...

Sanders, Bernard - (I - VT)Class I332 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5141Contact: www.sanders.senate.gov/...

Sasse, Ben - (R - NE)Class II386A Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4224Contact: www.sasse.senate.gov/...

Schatz, Brian - (D - HI)Class III722 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3934Contact: www.schatz.senate.gov/...

Schumer, Charles E. - (D - NY)Class III322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-6542Contact: www.schumer.senate.gov/...

Scott, Tim - (R - SC)Class III520 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-6121Contact: www.scott.senate.gov/...

Sessions, Jeff - (R - AL)Class II326 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4124Contact: www.sessions.senate.gov/...

Shaheen, Jeanne - (D - NH)Class II506 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2841Contact: www.shaheen.senate.gov/...

Shelby, Richard C. - (R - AL)Class III304 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5744Contact: www.shelby.senate.gov/...

Stabenow, Debbie - (D - MI)Class I731 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4822Contact: www.stabenow.senate.gov/...

Sullivan, Daniel - (R - AK)Class II702 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-3004Contact: www.sullivan.senate.gov/...

Tester, Jon - (D - MT)Class I311 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2644Contact: www.tester.senate.gov/...

Thune, John - (R - SD)Class III511 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2321Contact: www.thune.senate.gov/...

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Toomey, Patrick J. - (R - PA)Class III248 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4254Contact: www.toomey.senate.gov/...

Udall, Tom - (D - NM)Class II531 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-6621Contact: www.tomudall.senate.gov/...

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Warren, Elizabeth - (D - MA)Class I317 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-4543Contact: www.warren.senate.gov/...

Whitehouse, Sheldon - (D - RI)Class I530 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-2921Contact: www.whitehouse.senate.gov/...

Wicker, Roger F. - (R - MS)Class I555 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-6253Contact: www.wicker.senate.gov/...

Wyden, Ron - (D - OR)Class III221 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5244Contact: www.wyden.senate.gov/...
Young, Todd - (R - IN)Class IIIB33 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510(202) 224-5623

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