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highplainsdem

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Fri Feb 3, 2017, 12:21 PM Feb 2017

Pressure is on: Last 3 days have been busiest in Capitol switchboard history (Shareblue)

http://shareblue.com/pressure-is-on-last-3-days-have-been-busiest-in-capitol-switchboard-history/

The American people are making their voices heard, and it is already getting results.

Communications Director for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reports an average of 1.5 million calls per day this week, and says you can tell “they’re working” by watching the activity on the floor of the Senate:

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Chief Deputy Whip Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) says the Capitol switchboard received almost double the previous highest volume of calls this week:

The last three days have been the BUSIEST IN CAPITOL SWITCHBOARD HISTORY. By almost double. This is working. Keep it up and please RT.

— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) February 2, 2017



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Pressure is on: Last 3 days have been busiest in Capitol switchboard history (Shareblue) (Original Post) highplainsdem Feb 2017 OP
This is beyond awesome! JNelson6563 Feb 2017 #1
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