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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Feb 3, 2017, 02:41 PM Feb 2017

Senators flooded with record number of calls against Betsy DeVos -- 'one of the worst nominees ever' [View all]

Source: RawStory

TRAVIS GETTYS
03 FEB 2017 AT 13:24 ET

The nomination fight over Betsy DeVos has triggered a record number of calls to the U.S. Capitol switchboard, according to lawmakers — and they say it’s working.

The U.S. Senate voted unusually early Friday to advance the nomination of President Donald Trump’s choice for education secretary, who Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer described as “one of the worst nominees that has ever been” chosen.

The full vote is expected Monday, and senators expect to get an earful from their constituents over the weekend.

A spokesman for Schumer said the Senate had been flooded with an average of 1.5 million calls a day this week, and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HA) said Thursday that the previous three days had been the “busiest in Capitol switch board history, by almost double.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/02/senators-flooded-with-record-number-of-calls-against-betsy-devos-one-of-the-worst-nominees-ever/

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Senators flooded with record number of calls against Betsy DeVos -- 'one of the worst nominees ever' [View all] DonViejo Feb 2017 OP

I've contacted my Senators about 3 nominees hibbing Feb 2017 #1

I'm so sorry for you... cilla4progress Feb 2017 #2

If you live in northern CA it can make you passive about contacting your reps spiderpig Feb 2017 #35

me too. I did get rand paul's voice mail flygal Feb 2017 #6

Me too - I got Ernst and Grassley rurallib Feb 2017 #7

Millions of phone calls, 2 repub senators against her, all for nothing as she will be approved. old guy Feb 2017 #3

It does seem like there is an inevitability about it The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #12

Do both! CrispyQ Feb 2017 #27

Not to mention she is Erik Prince's sister. nt tblue37 Feb 2017 #21

I get a busy signal every time I call Senators Cantwell and Murray. Aristus Feb 2017 #4

I got that Sen. Graham's mailbox was full. But I emailed him. nt raccoon Feb 2017 #30

Now who amongst you received money from her? awesomerwb Feb 2017 #5

it has: flygal Feb 2017 #8

Thank you flygal! awesomerwb Feb 2017 #14

look at both of the senators from NC. barbtries Feb 2017 #20

Thanks, Flygal! I see Sen. Tim Scott is on the list. I called him. nt raccoon Feb 2017 #31

The Sarah Palin of Education bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #9

The thing is, she will be competent The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #11

Welcome to DU, Sand Reckoner!! Excellent post. She will do a great job from the perspective of StevieM Feb 2017 #15

Exactly The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #18

Post removed Post removed Feb 2017 #16

this tactic I believe is going to be far more fruitful than protest starshine00 Feb 2017 #10

one of the worst nominees that has ever been chosen Liberalagogo Feb 2017 #13

1.5 million calls per day??? ailsagirl Feb 2017 #17

i missed making my calls yesterday barbtries Feb 2017 #19

From the donations list above bucolic_frolic Feb 2017 #22

My senators are Alexander and Corker TNNurse Feb 2017 #23

What really frosts me are those public school teachers . . FairWinds Feb 2017 #24

They better get used to it. Need to do more face-to-face lobbyng pat_k Feb 2017 #25

I attended both public and private schools as a kid Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #26

Too bad Western Union doesn't still deliver telegrams. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2017 #28

The thing that's so maddening to me TexasBushwhacker Feb 2017 #29

I was told here in az, people could not get through on the phone so i emailed them AgadorSparticus Feb 2017 #32

Sen Casey was answering office phones himself! DeminPennswoods Feb 2017 #33

Good news. Hope it will make a difference. n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2017 #34