Call Congress
Call About S-510
We all need to work together to stop this bill from gaining any support in the Senate and keep any portion of it from becoming law. Read More Here
What to Say: “Hello, I am______________, a constituent (if you are) of Senator________ and I am calling to ask him/her to support the following proposed amendments to S 510 offered by the POP Campaign: “The POP Amendment” saying NO to irradiation and pasteurization of organics and “The CODEX Amendment” on excluding organics from harmonization with CODEX. Thank you.
The POP Amendment:
“In the case of farming, production, processing and the sale of organic (produce, fruit, nuts, herbs), no form of irradiation or pasteurization shall be required or used.”
Secondly, clear language exists in S 510 to “harmonize with CODEX” and be consistent with the World Trade Organization policies. Nothing grown, produced, and consumed within the “good old US of A” boundaries should be subject to anything CODEX requires or the WTO is concerned about. These are ONLY trade related regulatory bodies and rules. It is essential they be contained and stay this way, if at all. US laws stand alone, without being trumped by the international CODEX food rules or the WTO agendas pertaining to organics.
The CODEX Amendment:
“Organic produce, fruits, herbs, and nuts, grown and consumed within the United States, shall be exempt from CODEX harmonization.”
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Report Results Back
Coordination and tracking of each legislator’s position to this issue is critical. After your call, please send an brief email to our lobbyist, Beth Clay at popcampaign@bethclay.com with these points of information:
a.Name of Senator you called
b.Name of the staff person You spoke with
c.The position if stated that the Senator is taking on the bill
d.Any questions the staff had or follow up requested.
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Follow The Call Up with a Letter
A sample letter is provided here. You may fax it directly to your Senator or if you want our lobbyist Ms. Clay to deliver it personally, fax it to 202-318-7557. (If you bundle letters and mail them, email her at popcampaign@bethclay.com for the address. She will make an appointment with your Senators and take them in personally.)
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Senate Numbers
Call 1-202-224-3121 – This will take you to the Capital swithchboard. Ask for your Senators’ office or tell them what state you are from and they will connect you to your Senator.
Or you can find a comprehensive list of phone numbers for Congress here. The link will take you to the site “Contacting The Congress”, which is a website that deals exclusively with keeping up to date contact information for both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The numbers are listed below as well:
United States Senate Telephone and Fax List
May 2010
Last Revised May 7, 2010, Email Updates or Corrections to bclay@dc-strategy.com
State Senator Party Telephone Number
Alaska
Senator Mark Begich D 202-224-3004
Senator Lisa Murkowski R 202-224-6665
Alabama
Senator Jeff Sessions R 202-224-4124
Senator Richard Shelby R 202-224-5744
Arkansas
Senator Blanche Lincoln D 202-224-4843
Senator Mark Pryor D 202-224-2353
Arizona
Senator Jon Kyl R 202-224-4521
Senator John McCain R 202-224-2235
California
Senator Barbara Boxer D 202-224-3553
Senator Dianne Feinstein D 202-224-3841
Colorado
Senator Michael F. Bennett D 202-224-5852
Senator Mark Udall D 202-224-5941
Connecticut
Senator Christopher Dodd D 202-224-2823
Senator Joseph Lieberman I 202-224-4041
Delaware
Senator Thomas Carper D 202-224-2441
Senator Chris Coons D 202-224-5042
Florida
Senator George LeMieux R 202-224-3041
Senator Bill Nelson D 202-224-5274
Georgia
Senator Saxby Chambliss R 202-224-3521
Senator Johnny Isakson R 202-224-3643
Hawaii
Senator Daniel Akaka D 202-224-6361
Senator Daniel Inouye D 202-224-3934
Iowa
Senator Charles Grassley R 202-224-3744
Senator Tom Harkin D 202-224-3254
Idaho
Senator Michael Crapo R 202-224-6142
Senator Jim Risch R 202-224-2752
Illinois
Senator Roland Burris D 202-224-2854
Senator Richard Durbin D 202-224-2152
Indiana
Senator Evan Bayh D 202-224-5623
Senator Richard Lugar R 202-224-4814
Kansas
Senator Sam Brownback R 202-224-6521
Senator Pat Roberts R 202-224-4774
Kentucky
Senator Jim Bunning R 202-224-4343
Senator Mitch McConnell R 202-224-2541
Louisiana
Senator Vitter David R 202-224-4623
Senator Mary Landrieu D 202-224-5824
Massachusetts
Senator Scott Brown R 202-224-4543
Senator John Kerry D 202-224-2742
Maryland
Senator Benjamin Cardin D 202-224-4524
Senator Barbara Mikulski D 202-224-4654
Maine
Senator Susan Collins R 202-224-2523
Senator Olympia Snowe R 202-224-5344
Michigan
Senator Carl Levin D 202-224-6221
Senator Debbie Stabenow D 202-224-4822
Minnesota
Senator Al Franken D 202-224-5641
Senator Amy Klobuchar D 202-224-3244
Missouri
Senator Christopher Bond R 202-224-5721
Senator Claire McCaskill D 202-224-6154
Mississippi
Senator Thad Cochran R 202-224-5054
Senator Roger Wicker R 202-224-6253
Montana
Senator Max Baucus D 202-224-2651
Senator Jon Tester D 202-224-2644
North Carolina
Senator Richard Burr R 202-224-3154
Senator Kay Hagan D 202-224-6342
North Dakota
Senator Kent Conrad D 202-224-2043
Senator Byron Dorgan D 202-224-2551
Nebraska
Senator Mike Johanns R 202-224-4224
Senator Ben Nelson D 202-224-6551
New Hampshire
Senator Judd Gregg R 202-224-3324
Senator Jeanne Shaheen D 202-224-2841
New Jersey
Senator Frank Lautenberg D 202-224-3224
Senator Robert Menendez D 202-224-4744
New Mexico
Senator Jeff Bingaman D 202-224-5521
Senator Tom Udall D 202-224-6621
Nevada
Senator John Ensign R 202-224-6244
Senator Harry Reid D 202-224-3542
New York
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand D 202-224-4451
Senator Charles Schumer D 202-224-6542
Ohio
Senator Sherrod Brown D 202-224-2315
Senator George Voinovich R 202-224-3353
Oklahoma
Senator Thomas Coburn R 202-224-5754
Senator James Inhofe R 202-224-4721
Oregon
Senator Jeff Merkley D 202-224-3753
Senator Ron Wyden D 202-224-5244
Pennsylvania
Senator Robert Casey D 202-224-6324
Senator Arlen Specter D 202-224-4254
Rhode Island
Senator Jack Reed D 202-224-4642
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse D 202-224-2921
South Carolina
Senator Jim DeMint R 202-224-6121
Senator Lindsey Graham R 202-224-5972
South Dakota
Senator Thune John R 202-224-2321
Senator Tim Johnson D 202-224-5842
Tennessee
Senator Lamar Alexander R 202-224-4944
Senator Bob Corker R 202-224-3344
Texas
Senator John Cornyn R 202-224-2934
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison R 202-224-5922
Utah
Senator Robert Bennett R 202-224-5444
Senator Orrin Hatch R 202-224-5251
Virginia
Senator Mark Warner D 202-224-2023
Senator Jim Webb D 202-224-4024
Vermont
Senator Patrick Leahy D 202-224-4242
Senator Bernard Sanders I 202-224-5141
Washington
Senator Maria Cantwell D 202-224-3441
Senator Patty Murray D 202-224-2621
Wisconsin
Senator Russ Feingold D 202-224-5323
Senator Herbert Kohl D 202-224-5653
West Virginia
Senator Joe Manchin D 202-224-3954
Senator John Rockefeller D 202-224-6472
Wyoming
Senator John Barrasso R 202-224-3424
Senator Michael Enzi R 202-224-3424
