Calling Senator George Voinovich (R) Ohio

The 99ers will be calling Senator George Voinovich (R) Ohio in droves when Congress reconvenes next week.

It is not often these days that we see a Republican do the right thing for America, but Senator George Voinovich is no stranger to bucking his party. He announced last week that he will vote to start debate on the Small Business bill as well as the $50 billion infrastructure stimulus spending bill. It appears that he will want to add an amendment pulling the 1099 reporting requirement that was included in the Affordable Care Act as his only quid pro quo.

Voinovich's support for the measures really exposes the bankruptcy of the current Republican strategy, otherwise known as "No."

According to the Washington Post:
In an interview, Voinovich said he could no longer support efforts by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to delay the measure in hopes of winning the right to offer additional GOP amendments. Most of the proposed amendments "didn't have anything to do with the bill" anyway, Voinovich said, and amounted merely to partisan "messaging."

"We don't have time for messaging. We don't have time anymore. This country is really hurting," Voinovich said.

The retiring Senator Voinovich may be just what the 99er Nation has been praying for and are urged to contact his offices in mass this week. http://voinovich.senate.gov/

Washington D.C. office
phone: 202-224-3353

Cincinnati, OH
phone: (513) 684-3265 fax: (513) 684-3269

Cleveland, OH
phone: (216) 522-7095 fax: 522-7097

Columbus, OH
phone: (614) 469-6697 fax: 469-7733

Nelsonville, OH
phone: (740) 441-6410 fax: (740) 753-3551

Toledo, OH
phone: (419) 259-3895 fax: (419) 259-3899

Thank the Senator for putting the American people before politics and encourage him to do the same thing for The Americans Want to Work Act, S3706. The 99er Nation cannot wait as we too are out of time.