26 Senators Send A Letter Thanking Texas Sen. Wendy Davis

[cal04]

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/26-senators-send-letter-thanking-texas-sen-wendy

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Dear Senator Davis:


Thank you for your courage and determination in defeating S.B. 5, a bill that would have severely limited women’s reproductive choices in Texas. Your steadfastness sets an example that one person’s voice and commitment can make a difference. As Senators, we were awestruck as we watched you stand on the Senate floor of the Texas Legislature for hours in the face of ideologically based attempts to pass legislation that would threaten women’s health. Thanks to your dedication, Texas and the rest of the country will rethink efforts to enact similar laws. We are proud to call you an ally and a friend.


With appreciation and admiration,

The 26 senators who signed the letter are:

U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), Mark Begich (D-Alaska), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Mark Udall (D-Col.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Michael Bennet (D-Col.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Al Franken (D-Minn.)

[DURHAM D]

1. I don't recall ever seeing anything like this before.

Good for the Senators and good for Wendy.

[DonCoquixote]

2. don't thank her

IMITATE HER EXAMPLE!

[Cha]

3. Yay, my Senator, Maize Hirono.. all Dems!

thanks cal!

[cal04]

4. My two Senators too

You're very welcome Cha

[Cha]

5. OMGoodness.. I didn't even look for my other Senator, Brian Schatz..

who was appointed by our Gov to fill in for Sen Inouye who passed on. But, he's signed it, too!

[asjr]

6. This is what is called Sticking Together.

[Tx4obama]

7. Lots of the other Democratic Senator names are missing...

and a few of the missing are women.

Hmm.

[Aristus]

8. Yeah, I didn't see my other Senator, Maria Cantell there.

I'll give her a pass, because she's normally pretty good about these things. She's more centrist than Patty Murray, a good liberal whom I met and absolutely adore.

[OutNow]

9. Bernie is not a Democrat

Bernie Sanders is not a Democrat. He is an Independent democratic socialist. I'm delighted he signed the letter along with my Senator Jeff Merkley, but wonder why Ron Wyden's name is missing.