USARK is doing everything possible to protect the Reptile Nation. Andrew Wyatt has been in Las Vegas raising money and awareness across the country. Todd Willens will be representing USARK in Florida at the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commissioners meeting. Frank Vitello continues his vigilance on ‘The Hill’ and will attend the Senate Mark Up Hearing tomorrow in Washington, DC. We have the back of the Reptile Nation and will continue to do everything in our power to protect our members.



ACTION STEPS:

1. Contact The Media; Pythons Politics & Destruction of the American Dream Campaign. Click on this link to send a hard hitting email to all the big media outlets: http://usark.org/campaign.php?id=9

2. Contact President Obama. Click on this link to let the President know you oppose S373 and the destruction of American jobs: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact

3. Call & Fax the Senate EPW Committee Today!



Obama Sample Letter: cut and paste in whitehouse contact portal above



President Obama,

S373 aka the Python Ban is being considered in the Senate right now. It will destroy thousands of jobs and bankrupt thousands of American families. The bill has been sensationalized and politicized and has no basis in real science. In fact a report generated by USGS to justify this bill has been called unscientific by an independent panel of scientists. It is being pushed by powerful special interest groups and it will hurt me financially. It is a confiscation of my personal property rights and will not solve the problems proponents claim it addresses. This is clearly a situation that has become politically driven and ignores science that does not support S373. Please do not allow politics to trump good science and sound policy. This is wrong and you promised in your election campaign not to allow situations like this to occur. Please stop S373.







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CALL IN DAY:



Sample:

My name is _____. I oppose S373. Although I support and appreciate efforts to preserve the Everglades, there is NO evidence to show this bill will have any conservation effect on the Everglades. This bill will hurt American families in our state. It would Ban the captive bred trade in 40 species of pythons and destroy thousands of jobs in our state and across the country. Scientists have questioned the USGS report being used to justify this extreme proposal. Science should trump political expediency. Please oppose S373.



Contact: Full Senate EPW Committee

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), (Sponsor S373)

Phone: 202-224-5274

Fax: 202-228-2183



Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), (Chair EPW)

Phone: 202-224-3553

Fax: 202-224-0454



Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), (Ranking Member EPW)

Phone: 202-224-4721

Fax: 202-228-0380



Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), (Chair Water & Wildlife)

Phone: 202-224-4524

Fax: 202-224-1651



Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID), (Ranking Member Water & Wildlife)

Phone: 202-224-6142

Fax: 202-228-1375



Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)

Phone: 202-224-4944

Fax: 202-228-3398



Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)

Phone: 202-224-6441

Fax: 202-224-1724



Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]

Phone: 202-224-2651

Fax: 202-224-9412



Sen. Christopher (Kit) Bond [R-MO]

Phone: 202-224-5721



Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]

Phone: 202-224-2441

Fax: 202-228-2190



Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Phone: 202-224-4451

Fax: 202-228-0282



Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Phone: 202-224-3244

fax: 202-228-2186



Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]

Phone: 202-224-3224

Fax: 202-228-4054



Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]

Phone: 202-224-3753

Fax: 202-228-3997



Sen. Bernard (Bernie) Sanders [I-VT]

Phone: 202-224-5141

Fax: 202-228-0776



Sen. Arlen Specter [D-PA]

Phone: 202-224-4254

Fax: 202-228-1229



Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]

Phone: 202-224-6621



Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]

Phone: 202-224-4623

Fax: 202-228-5061



Sen. George Voinovich [R-OH]

Phone: 202-224-3353



Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Phone: 202-224-2921

Fax: 202-228-6362



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