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Tell them NO! on a NATION wide ban on ALL pythons...this is not just Florida!

Sponsor and Key Members:
Congressman Kendrick Meek (D-FL), Sponsor
Washington DC: phone 202-225-4506; fax 202-226-0777
Miami: phone 305-690-5905; fax 305-690-5951

Congressman Tom Rooney (R-FL)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-5792; fax 202-225-3132
Punta Gorda: phone 941-575-9101; fax 941-575-9103
Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-3001; fax 202-225-5974
Boca Raton: phone 561-988-6302; fax 561-988-6423
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-7931; fax 202-226-2052
Pembroke Pines: phone 954-437-3936; fax 954-437-4776
Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) Committee Chair
Washington DC: phone 202-225-5126; fax 202-225-0072
Detroit: phone 313-961-5670; fax 313-226-2085
EMAIL: john.conyers@mail.house.gov
Congressman Lamar Smith (R-TX) Ranking Member
Washington DC: phone 202-225-4236; fax 202-225-8628
San Antonio: phone 210-821-5024; fax 210-821-5947
Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-4695; fax 202-225-3196
Van Nuys: phone 818-994-7200; fax 818-994-1050
Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-3861; fax 202-225-0442
Congressman Howard Coble (R-NC)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-3065; fax 202-225-8611
Greensboro: phone 336-333-5005; fax: 336-333-5048
Congressman Randy Forbes (R-VA)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-6365; fax 202-226-1170
Chesapeake: 757-382-0080; fax 757-382-0780
Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-4576; fax: 202-225-6328
Glendale: phone 623-776-7911; fax: 623-776-7832
Congressman Elton Gallegly (R-CA)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-5811; fax 202-225-1100
Thousand Oaks: phone 805-497-2224; Toll Free: (800) 423-0023; fax 805-497-0039
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
Washington DC: phone 202-225-5635
New York: phone 212-367-7350

CALL, CALL, CALL!!! Our Future Depends On It! Make an avalanche of calls and bury HR2811!
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Joel Thomas

Don't tread on me!

When should we know how effective the calls we make today will be.

USARK will inform us as soon as there is news.
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Joel Thomas

Don't tread on me!

...lets hope they listen! Big Red under the macro lens...now only if we had a "macro" eye view of everything these politicians are doing...maybe we could introduce legislation to "ban" some of them...?

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Joel Thomas

Don't tread on me!

Just spoke with several offices. I was told the bill was being ammended to drop all species of pythons except for burmese pythons. Thats all that I know.

in my mouth...we need to be very aware of future bills now

I appreciate all that USARK has done to bring information to us.
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Joel Thomas

Don't tread on me!

I had several that were nice about it (Tom Rooneys Washington Office especially) while others were completely pissed I dared to bother them.(Kendrick Meeks Washington office was by far the rudest, maybe my hick accent irritated their sophisticated ears.) Hopefully it pans out like it sounds and they will actually amend this to only include Burmese Pythons and leave it at that.(mixed feelings, as I kept Burmese for many many years).
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Randall L Turner Jr.
Boas make the world go round.

For the most part all of the offices I called would rather not be bothered....HOWEVER, I was just informaed that Congressman Rooney is looking to amend this bill tomorrow to specifically call out Burmese Pythons.

Also, the best person I reached was at Congressman Nadler's, gentleman was professional and courteous!

THEY CAN HEAR OUR COLLECTIVE VOICES!
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Chris & Alliey
www.bloodyleopard.com
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So its seems like the lowdown on this is to make Burmese pythons illegal to own in the USA? Whats a heavey hit as next to ball pythons, burmese are the most popular in the country.

EVERY office I've called has said that they are looking to amend the bill as currently written to ban the import, sale, and interstate transport of the burmese python. Whether that happens or not, who knows.

I have received proactive comments from the staff of the congressmen and women that this is their intention. If I didn't receive that comment proactively, I asked if the bill was possibly going to be altered in any way and I received that information.

I suppose this wouldn't make them illegal to "give away" as long as it's within your state.

If those three provisions are passed, the burmese python in captivity will no longer exist in 30 years, or exist in VERY limited numbers.

This is going to be ugly...
jb
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Jonathan Brady

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