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elleng

(130,974 posts) Sat Feb 4, 2017, 01:01 AM Feb 2017

Just heard that Thom Tillis (NC) is undecided on DeVos and wants to hear from people:

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Just heard that Thom Tillis (NC) is undecided on DeVos and wants to hear from people: (Original Post) elleng Feb 2017 OP

call them Say NO on DeVos bdamomma Feb 2017 #1

K&R! halobeam Feb 2017 #2

I called Murkowski to tell her she needed to convince another senator to vote no!! diva77 Feb 2017 #3

KNR Lucinda Feb 2017 #4

I called his office yesterday bathroommonkey76 Feb 2017 #5

Morning kick... lamp_shade Feb 2017 #6

K & R SticksnStones Feb 2017 #7

that didn't last long Behind the Aegis Feb 2017 #8

bdamomma

(63,877 posts)

1. call them Say NO on DeVos

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Sat Feb 4, 2017, 01:03 AM

Feb 2017

halobeam

(4,873 posts)

2. K&R!

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Sat Feb 4, 2017, 02:57 AM

Feb 2017

diva77

(7,643 posts)

3. I called Murkowski to tell her she needed to convince another senator to vote no!!

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Sat Feb 4, 2017, 04:51 AM

Feb 2017

I doubt she got my message, but I'm glad to see your post about Tillis. Will call for sure!

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

4. KNR

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Sat Feb 4, 2017, 05:11 AM

Feb 2017

bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts)

5. I called his office yesterday

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Sat Feb 4, 2017, 05:14 AM

Feb 2017

The lady who answered said she would pass it along to him.

lamp_shade

(14,836 posts)

6. Morning kick...

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Sat Feb 4, 2017, 05:17 AM

Feb 2017

SticksnStones

(2,108 posts)

7. K & R

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Sat Feb 4, 2017, 06:11 AM

Feb 2017

Behind the Aegis

(53,961 posts)

8. that didn't last long

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Sat Feb 4, 2017, 06:25 AM

Feb 2017

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., supports Betsy DeVos for U.S. Department of Education secretary, he said Thursday.

Meanwhile, some Democrats and left-leaning groups were still making last-minute – and fruitless – attempts on social media to organize phone lobbying aimed at Tillis’ office. The groups pressed for people in North Carolina to flood Tillis’ office phone lines with pleas to vote against President Donald Trump’s nomination of DeVos. Twitter and Facebook posts claiming Tillis was “undecided” were shared quickly.

[READ MORE: Betsy DeVos nomination triggers massive phone campaign in North Carolina]

But Tillis said his decision is firm.

“I’m for her,” Tillis said, mentioning DeVos’ stances on increasing opportunities for charter schools and school choice.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article130421059.html#storylink=cpy

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