Georgia Insight July 9, 2013 Alert from Sue Ella Deadwyler Ask your congressman to avoid a conference committee on immigration bills! ACT BEFORE 9:00 A.M. TOMORROW ACTION: Call your U.S. House Member in D.C. or in his local office. (See Numbers below.) BEFORE 9 a.m., Tomorrow July 10, 2013! U.S. House Republicans will gather tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. to discuss the immigration issue. However, before they introduce their own immigration bill, the bill passed by the Senate must be ruled unconstitutional since it violates the “origination clause,” meaning all revenue-generating bills must originate in the House. After the Senate bill is deemed unconstitutional, members of the House can safely introduce a new immigration bill, without risking a conference committee on immigration. BUT, if they introduce a new immigration bill without designating the Senate bill unconstitutional, both bills could be put in a conference committee where compromises would be made and the final bill that emerges from the conference committee would be put before the House and Senate for an up-or-down vote. That would be VERY DANGEROUS! TALKING POINTS: Tell your Congressman to demand that S. 744 be “blue-slipped,” meaning it would be ruled unconstitutional based on Article 1, Section 7, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution: “All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other bills.” The Senate bill’s revenue section: Section 2102 of S. 744 requires payment of certain taxes and forgives payment of other taxes as a condition for receiving amnesty and other benefits. Demand that no immigration bill is brought to the House floor until S. 744 has been “blue-slipped”. U.S. Congressmen for Georgia, 2013, (House of Representatives, Toll-free U.S. Capitol 202 224-3121) Rep. Jack Kingston (R-1st) 202 225-5831, fax 202 226-2269 Savannah: 912 352-0101, fax 912 352-0015 Brunswick: 912 265-9010, fax 912 265-9013 Valdosta: 229 247-9188, fax 202 226-2269 Rep. Sanford Bishop, Jr. (D-2nd) 202 225-3631; fax 292 225-2203 Albany: 229 439-8067, fax 229 436-2299 Columbus: 706 320-9477, fax 706 320-9479 Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-3rd) 202 225-5901, fax 202 225-2515 Newnan: 770 683-2033, fax 770 683-2042 Rep. Hank Johnson (D-4th) 202 225-1605, fax 202 226-0691 Lithonia: 770 987-2291, no fax Conyers: 770 987-2291, fax 770 987-8721 Rep. John Lewis (D-5th) 202 225-3801, fax 202 225-0351 Atlanta: 404 659-0116, fax 404 331-0947 Rep. Tom Price (R-6th) 202 225-4501, fax 202 225-4656 Roswell: 770 998-0049, fax 770 565-7570 Rep. Rob Woodall (R-7th) 202 225-4272, fax 202 225-4696 Lawrenceville: 770 232-3005, fax 770 232-2909 Rep. Austin Scott (D-8th) 202 225-6531, fax 202 225-3013 Warner Robins: 478 971-1776, fax 478 971-1778 Tifton: 229 396-5165, fax 229 396-5179 Rep. Doug Collins (R-9th) 202 225-9893, no fax Rep. Paul Broun (R-10th) 202 225-4101, 202 226-0776 Evans: 706 447-3857, fax 706 868-8756; Athens: 706 549-5988, fax 706 549-9590; Toccoa: 706 886-1008, fax 706 886-1009 Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-11th) 202 225-2931, 202 225-2944 Marietta: 770 429-1776, fax 770 795-9551 Rome: 706 290-1776, fax 706 232-7864 Cartersville: 678 721-2509 Rep. John Barrow (D-12th) 202 225-2823, fax 202 225-3377 Toll-free: 1 866 890-6236 Augusta: 706 722 4494, fax 706 722-4496 Milledgeville: 478 452-4611, fax 478 451-0717 Sandersville: 478 553-1923, fax 478 553-9215 Savannah: 912 354-7282, fax 912 354-7782 Vidalia: 912 537-9301, fax 912 537-9266 Rep. David Scott (D-13th) 202 225-2939, fax 202 225-4628 Jonesboro: 770 210-5073, fax 770 210-5673 Smyrna: 770 432-5405, 770 432-5813 Rep Tom Graves (R-14th) 202 225-5211, fax 202 225-8272 Dalton: 706 226-5320, fax 700 278-0849 Rome: 706 290-1778, fax 700 232-7804
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 01:41:02 +0000
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