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Conrad: Senate has votes for 'big deal'
There are enough votes among Republicans and Democrats in the Senate to pass a so-called 'grand bargain' debt ceiling increase deal, Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee said Monday.
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Conrad's comments come as top congressional leaders continue to meet with Obama in closed door meetings to try and cut a debt ceiling extension deal that also reduces the deficit.
Daily Action Campaign
This is a daily action diary to push back against any cuts to Social Security/Medicare/Medicaid. Each day, some different action items along with contacting our representatives and the White House will be added. We will also collect links to various campaigns, petitions, protests and post them here.
The President wants this deal done in 10 days. Time is short.
Today's Action - Day 1
1) Contact the DNC (Democratic National Committee).
2) Contact your representatives and the White House (We will call for this every day).
3) Sign petitions below.
Tell them not to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid in any way, shape or form. Contact information is below.
Contact information:
White House
White House Comments Line: 202-456-1111
White House Switchboard: 202-456-1414
White House FAX: 202-456-2461
White House Email Page: www.whitehouse.gov/contact
Congress
Capitol Switchboard: (202)224-3121
(Just ask for your Rep.'s or Senator's office).
Look up your Representative's / Senator's contact information:
http://www.contactingthecongress.org/
Democratic National Committee (DNC)
DNC by email: www.democrats.org/page/s/contact
DNC by phone: (202) 863-8000
DNC by snail mail: 430 S. Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC 20003
Social Networking:
White House Twitter ID: @WhiteHouse
White House Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/whitehouse
Use TweetCongress to look up your Representative's / Senator's Twitter ID
(Note: I found that looking up by name was more effective than by zip code.)
Petitions and Other Activism
Progressive Change Campaign Committee Sign the petition!
Credo Action Sign the petition!
Other Action Diaries
In Search of Forty-One Angry Senators by jpmassar
Updates / Developments
Watch this section for updates
Update 1: Title change, added story about Conrad saying Senate has votes for the "big deal".