You can help stop torture by simply making a phone call to your Members of
Congress in support of the Anti-Torture Amendment.
As a constituent of the Members of Congress (see full list of committee members
below) serving on the Armed Services or the Appropriations Committees, your
opinion is key.
Please call the Capitol Hill switchboard: (202) 224 – 3121 or dial the numbers
listed below and ask to be transfer to your Member of Congress.
You can base your calls on the following talking points:
DOD Appropriations bill.
– As your constituent, I urge you to uphold the long-standing U.S. commitment to
oppose torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment by supporting the Senate
anti-torture amendment, as written, to the Department of Defense Appropriations
bill. Any attempt to exempt the CIA, provide a presidential waiver, or provide
other qualifications would effectively gut the amendment and put the US in the
untenable position of securing the right for the CIA to treat people inhumanely
with the President’s blessing.
– The Senate anti-torture amendment passed overwhelmingly in the U.S. Senate by
a vote of 90 to 9. The amendment, offered by Senator McCain a former Prisoner
of War in Vietnam, is consistent with long-standing US military doctrine, US
constitutional standards and US international commitments. Former Secretary of
State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell, along with 29
other retired generals, admirals and prisoners of war, support the amendment as
providing much needed clarity to soldiers and personnel in the field.
– The Amendment implements existing US laws and international commitments. It
simply requires the DOD to apply its own Army Field Manual on Interrogations,
and it reaffirms the prohibition on the use of cruel, inhuman and degrading
treatment. The amendment does not impose or import any standards that the US is
not already bound by.
Members of the Armed Services and Appropriations Committees:
(List is alphabetical by state, followed by the office’s phone number)
Senator Ted Stevens (R – AK ) (202) 224-3004
Senator Richard Shelby (R – AL ) (202) 224-5744
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D – CA ) (202) 224-3841
Senator Wayne Allard (R – CO ) (202) 224-5941
Senator Daniel Inouye (D – HI ) (202) 224-3934
Senator Tom Harkin (D – IA ) (202) 224-3254
Senator Larry Craig (R – ID ) (202) 224-2752
Senator Richard Durbin (D – IL ) (202) 224-2152
Senator Sam Brownback (R – KS ) (202) 224-6521
Senator Mitch McConnell (R – KY ) (202) 224-2541
Senator Mary Landrieu (D – LA ) (202) 224-5824
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D – MD ) (202) 224-4654
Senator Christopher Bond (R – MO ) (202) 224-5721
Senator Thad Cochran (R – MS ) (202) 224-5054
Senator Conrad Burns (R – MT ) (202) 224-2644
Senator Byron Dorgan (D – ND ) (202) 224-2551
Senator Judd Gregg (R – NH ) (202) 224-3324
Senator Pete Domenici (R – NM ) (202) 224-6621
Senator Harry Reid (D – NV ) (202) 224-3542
Senator Mike DeWine (R – OH ) (202) 224-2315
Senator Arlen Specter (R – PA ) (202) 224-4254
Senator Tim Johnson (D – SD ) (202) 224-5842
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R – TX ) (202) 224-5922
Senator Robert Bennett (R – UT ) (202) 224-5444
Senator Patrick Leahy (D – VT ) (202) 224-4242
Senator Patty Murray (D – WA ) (202) 224-2621
Senator Herbert Kohl (D – WI ) (202) 224-5653
Senator Robert Byrd (D – WV ) (202) 224-3954
(List is alphabetical by state, followed by the office’s phone number)
Senator Jeff Sessions (R – AL ) (202) 224-4124
Senator Mark Pryor (D – AR ) (202) 224-2353
Senator John McCain (R – AZ ) (202) 224-2235
Senator Wayne Allard (R – CO ) (202) 224-5941
Senator Joseph Lieberman (D – CT ) (202) 224-4041
Senator Bill Nelson (D – FL ) (202) 224-5274
Senator Saxby Chambliss (R – GA ) (202) 224-3521
Senator Daniel Akaka (D – HI ) (202) 224-6361
Senator Evan Bayh (D – IN ) (202) 224-5623
Senator Pat Roberts (R – KS ) (202) 224-4774
Senator Edward Kennedy (D – MA ) (202) 224-4543
Senator Susan Collins (R – ME ) (202) 224-2523
Senator Carl Levin (D – MI ) (202) 224-6221
Senator Mark Dayton (D – MN ) (202) 224-3244
Senator James Talent (R – MO ) (202) 224-6154
Senator Elizabeth Dole (R – NC ) (202) 224-6342
Senator Ben Nelson (D – NE ) (202) 224-6551
Senator John Ensign (R – NV ) (202) 224-6244
Senator Hillary Clinton (D – NY ) (202) 224-4451
Senator James Inhofe (R – OK ) (202) 224-4721
Senator Jack Reed (D – RI ) (202) 224-4642
Senator Lindsey Graham (R – SC ) (202) 224-5972
Senator John Thune (R – SD ) (202) 224-2321
Senator John Cornyn (R – TX ) (202) 224-2934
Senator John Warner (R – VA ) (202) 224-2023
Senator Robert Byrd (D – WV ) (202) 224-3954
(List is alphabetical by state, followed by the office’s phone number)
Representative Mike D. Rogers (R – AL ) (202) 225-3261
Representative Terry Everett (R – AL ) (202) 225-2901
Representative Vic Snyder (D – AR ) (202) 225-2506
Representative Trent Franks (R – AZ ) (202) 225-4576
Representative Ellen Tauscher (D – CA ) (202) 225-1880
Representative Susan Davis (D – CA ) (202) 225-2040
Representative Loretta Sanchez (D – CA ) (202) 225-2965
Representative Ken Calvert (R – CA ) (202) 225-1986
Representative Duncan Hunter (R – CA ) (202) 225-5672
Representative Howard “Buck” McKeon (R – CA ) (202) 225-1956
Representative Mark Udall (D – CO ) (202) 225-2161
Representative Joel Hefley (R – CO ) (202) 225-4422
Representative Rob Simmons (R – CT ) (202) 225-2076
Representative Jeff Miller (R – FL ) (202) 225-4136
Representative Kendrick Meek (D – FL ) (202) 225-4506
Representative Cynthia A. McKinney (D – GA ) (202) 225-1605
Representative Jim Marshall (D – GA ) (202) 225-6531
Delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D – GU ) (202) 225-1188
Representative Neil Abercrombie (D – HI ) (202) 225-2726
Representative Lane Evans (D – IL ) (202) 225-5905
Representative John Hostettler (R – IN ) (202) 225-4636
Representative Jim Ryun (R – KS ) (202) 225-6601
Representative Geoff Davis (R – KY ) (202) 225-3465
Representative Martin Meehan (D – MA ) (202) 225-3411
Representative Roscoe G. Bartlett (R – MD ) (202) 225-2721
Representative Joe Schwarz (R – MI ) (202) 225-6276
Representative Candice Miller (R – MI ) (202) 225-2106
Representative John Kline (R – MN ) (202) 255-2271
Representative W. Todd Akin (R – MO ) (202) 225-2561
Representative Ike Skelton (D – MO ) (202) 225-2876
Representative Gene Taylor (D – MS ) (202) 225-5772
Representative Robin Hayes (R – NC ) (202) 225-3715
Representative G.K. Butterfield (D – NC ) (202) 225-3101
Representative Walter Jones (R – NC ) (202) 225-3415
Representative Mike McIntyre (D – NC ) (202) 225-2731
Representative Jeb Bradley R NH (202) 225-5456
Representative Frank LoBiondo (R – NJ ) (202) 225-6572
Representative Jim Saxton (R – NJ ) (202) 225-4765
Representative Robert E. Andrews (D – NJ ) (202) 225-6501
Representative James Gibbons (R – NV ) (202) 225-6155
Representative Steve Israel (D – NY ) (202) 255-3335
Representative John McHugh (R – NY ) (202) 225-4611
Representative Timothy Ryan (D – OH ) (202) 225-5261
Representative Mike Turner (R – OH ) (202) 225-6465
Representative Dan Boren (D – OK ) (202) 225-2701
Representative Bob Brady (D – PA ) (202) 225-4731
Representative Bill Shuster (R – PA ) (202) 225-2431
Representative Curt Weldon (R – PA ) (202) 225-2011
Representative James R. Langevin (D – RI ) (202) 225-2735
Representative Joe Wilson (R – SC ) (202) 225-2452
Representative John Spratt (D – SC ) (202) 225-5501
Representative Jim Cooper (D – TN ) (202) 225-4311
Representative Mike Conaway (R – TX ) (202) 225-3605
Representative Silvestre Reyes (D – TX ) (202) 225-4831
Representative William “Mac” Thornberry (R – TX ) (202) 225-3706
Representative Solomon Ortiz (D – TX ) (202) 225-7742
Representative J. Randy Forbes (R – VA ) (202) 225-6365
Representative Jo Ann Davis (R – VA ) (202) 225-4261
Representative Thelma Drake (R – VA ) (202) 225-4215
Representative Rick Larsen (D – WA ) (202) 225-2605
Representative Adam Smith (D – WA ) (202) 225-8901
Representative Cathy McMorris (R – WA ) (202) 225-2006
(List is alphabetical by state, followed by the office’s phone number)
Representative Robert Aderholt (R – AL ) (202) 225-4876
Representative Robert E. “Bud” Cramer (D – AL ) (202) 225-4801
Representative Marion Berry (D – AR ) (202) 225-4076
Representative Jim Kolbe (R – AZ ) (202) 225-2542
Representative Ed Pastor (D – AZ ) (202) 225-4065
Representative Sam Farr (D – CA ) (202) 225-2861
Representative Jerry Lewis (R – CA ) (202) 225-5861
Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (D – CA ) (202) 225-1766
Representative Randy Cunningham (D – CA ) (202) 225-5452
Representative John Doolittle (R – CA ) (202) 225-2511
Representative Rosa L. DeLauro (D – CT ) (202) 225-3661
Representative Allen Boyd (D – FL ) (202) 225-5235
Representative Ander Crenshaw (R – FL ) (202) 225-2501
Representative David Weldon (R – FL ) (202) 225-3671
Representative C. W. Bill Young (R – FL ) (202) 225-5961
Representative Jack Kingston (R – GA ) (202) 225-5831
Representative Sanford Bishop (D – GA ) (202) 225-3631
Representative Thomas Latham (R – IA ) (202) 225-5476
Representative Mike Simpson (R – ID ) (202) 225-5531
Representative Ray LaHood (R – IL ) (202) 225-6201
Representative Mark Steven Kirk (R – IL ) (202) 225-4835
Representative Jesse L. Jackson (D – IL ) (202) 225-0773
Representative Peter J. Visclosky (D – IN ) (202) 225-2461
Representative Todd Tiahrt (R – KS ) (202) 225-6216
Representative Harold Rogers (R – KY ) (202) 225-4601
Representative Anne M. Northup (R – KY ) (202) 225-5401
Representative Rodney Alexander (R – LA ) (202) 225-8490
Representative John Olver (D – MA ) (202) 225-5335
Representative Steny H. Hoyer (D – MD ) (202) 225-4131
Representative Carolyn Kilpatrick (D – MI ) (202) 225-2261
Representative Joseph Knollenberg (R – MI ) (202) 225-5802
Representative Martin Olav Sabo (D – MN ) (202) 225-4755
Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R – MO ) (202) 225-4404
Representative Roger Wicker (R – MS ) (202) 225-4306
Representative Dennis R. Rehberg (R – MT ) (202) 225-3211
Representative Charles H. Taylor (R – NC ) (202) 225-6401
Representative David E. Price (D – NC ) (202) 225-1784
Representative Steve Rothman (D – NJ ) (202) 225-5061
Representative Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R – NJ ) (202) 225-5034
Representative John Sweeney (R – NY ) (202) 225-5614
Representative Jose E. Serrano (D – NY ) (202) 225-4361
Representative Nita Lowey (D – NY ) (202) 225-6506
Representative James T. Walsh (R – NY ) (202) 225-3701
Representative Maurice Hinchey (D – NY ) (202) 225-6335
Representative Ralph Regula (R – OH ) (202) 225-3876
Representative David L. Hobson (R – OH ) (202) 225-4324
Representative Marcy Kaptur (D – OH ) (202) 225-4146
Representative Ernest Istook (R – OK ) (202) 225-2132
Representative John Peterson (R – PA ) (202) 225-5121
Representative Don Sherwood (R – PA ) (202) 225-3731
Representative Chaka Fattah (D – PA ) (202) 225-4001
Representative John Murtha (D – PA ) (202) 225-2065
Representative Patrick J. Kennedy (D – RI ) (202) 225-4911
Representative James E. Clyburn (D – SC ) (202) 225-3315
Representative Zach Wamp (R – TN ) (202) 225-3271
Representative John Carter (R – TX ) (202)225-3864
Representative Kay Granger (R – TX ) (202) 225-5071
Representative John Abney Culberson (R – TX ) (202) 225-2571
Representative Chet Edwards (D – TX ) (202) 225-6605
Representative Henry Bonilla (R – TX ) (202) 225-4511
Representative Frank Wolf (R – VA ) (202) 225-5136
Representative Virgil Goode (D – VA ) (202) 225-4711
Representative James P. Moran (D – VA ) (202) 225-4376
Representative Norman D. Dicks (D – WA ) (202) 225-5916
Representative David Obey (D – WI ) (202) 225-3365
Representative Alan B. Mollohan (D – WV ) (202) 225-4172
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