S786/Family Leave posted for Monday!

Down to Three senators (4.00 / 1)

Twenty of the 23 Democratic Senators  are leaning heavily to voting YES.

Two, Turner and Gill,  have decided to take up with the Anti-Family Lobby and vote NO.

State Senator Ron Rice is having a problem deciding how to vote.His e-mail address is senrice@njleg.org and his phone number is 973-371-5665. Can everyone help him decide!

Two Republicans want to vote yes , but they need some help also to decide.

State Senator Baroni can be contacted at senbaroni@njleg.org and called at 609-631-9988.

State Senator Haines can be contacted at senhaines@njleg.org and called at 856-234-8080.

WE are sooo close to having this beneficial Bill passed. All it will take is some persuasive conversation from those who believe in this BIll.

Let's win this one!

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by: firstamend07 @ Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 01:48:10 AM UTC

Also Call Singer, Allen and Sean Kean (4.00 / 1)

Singer, Allen and Sean Kean are other  Republicans who are on the Fence.  

Singer(732)-901-0702;
Allen (609)-239-2800;
Sean Kean (732)-974-0400.

There is also a big lobby day planned for Monday from 9 AM to 4:00 PM at the State House.  

Folks will be meeting in the Cafeteria  at 9:00.  At 10:00 there are committee hearings and the Senate Session starts at 2:00.

Hope to see you there!

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by: jimrwalsh @ Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 05:25:34 AM UTC

Sean Kean (0.00 / 0)

has strong union and labor ties.

He is a vote that could be flipped.

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by: Matthew Jordan @ Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 05:33:50 AM UTC

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Kean ( Sean not Tom) is on the fence (0.00 / 0)

I have been told that Sean Kean is looking at the Bill again and " might" be willing to support it.

His number is # 732-974-0400.

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by: firstamend07 @ Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 23:44:15 PM UTC

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Absolutely Right! (4.00 / 1)

You are right on the money. Kean and Singer also must be contacted. They need some " encouragement"!

Good work on getting their names up here also!

It is now a 4 day blitz.

Turning around Rice is very important . He must be told that a NO vote here will hurt the working families in his District.

Itis time to outwork Kirschner and his anti-family lobby !

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by: firstamend07 @ Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 12:04:08 PM UTC

dailykos (0.00 / 0)

I quoted your diary and posted a call to action at dailykos.  Hopefully we will generate a few more contacts there.

Frank LoBiondo Record and Jon Runyan Watch

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by: Hopeful @ Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 15:09:23 PM UTC

Great ! Great! (0.00 / 0)

All the phone calls and e-mails must continue if we want this bill to pass.

WE need Senator Ron Rice.

WE need Senator Baroni.

WE do not have Senator Gill and Turner.

Contacts to Senator Haines , a Republican who had promised during his campaign to support Family Leave but who is now backing away would be helpful.

Tomorrow is the key day to Lobby.

The " Chamber" has the money and time but hopefully we have the people !  

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by: firstamend07 @ Thu Feb 28, 2008 at 22:56:09 PM UTC

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