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Nevermypresident

(781 posts)
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 07:12 PM Jan 2018

Did you know when you call the Senate Judiciary Committee, ONLY Grassley is told your concerns?

This is per the staffer that answered the phone.

I called just now to voice my disbelief about Graham and Grassley sending the first criminal referral (Christopher Steele) to the DOJ to come out of congress re: Russiagate!!??! Furthermore, I conveyed that it is an abuse of power.

Anyway, when I asked what the process was to get mine and other citizens concerns to the Committee, he told me it goes to other staffers and then Grassley only. I was incredulous so he then suggested that I call Graham and Grassley's offices to voice my concern. Of course, I told him it wouldn't be a problem if their voicemail wasn't always full. Also, it was important to me that ALL members of the committee be made aware of the content of the calls they are receiving.

He hung up on me when I said I was going to immediately post this info on the internet.

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Did you know when you call the Senate Judiciary Committee, ONLY Grassley is told your concerns? (Original Post) Nevermypresident Jan 2018 OP
I called ALL the GOP reps on the committee on Aug 29 BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #1

BigmanPigman

(51,590 posts)
1. I called ALL the GOP reps on the committee on Aug 29
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 07:42 PM
Jan 2018

after I saw Simpson(Fusion GPS) on Rachel and Lawrence on the 28th. The staffers were there and only some of the reps since it was "summer recess". They all told me that they would relay my opinion about releasing the 10 hours of transcripts that Simpson's attorneys approved of releasing at the time and still do. It is only since then that Grassely, Hatch and the rest have done a 180 and now they are giving BS excuses for NOT releasing the info. They now say that the info would interfere in other investigations. Dem Rep Castro said he read all of it and this is BS two days ago. The other false excuse is that there was a 6 month window for their Aug 28th statements, that were made on live TV in fact, is now expired.

The staffers have been instructed to change their replies to the recent calls they receive on this issue. I know a Dem staffer and they are told to take all calls and "tally" the concerns, opinions, etc. for all issues and not give opinions.

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