US Congress: Upcoming Senate Hearin

[FreeBurma@xxxxxxx]

Subject: US Congress: Upcoming Senate Hearing on Burma Bill (S.1511)

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            URGENT ACTION IS NEEDED!    
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Dear friends of Burma,

On May 17, 1996, a Senate Hearing will be held by Sen. D'Amato (R-NY),
Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. It is
expected that those issues detailed in the "Burma Freedom and Democracy Act
of 1995 (S.1511)" will be discussed at the Hearing. S.1511 was introduced by
Senators McConnell, Moynihan, Leahy and D'Amato, and was referred to Chairman
D'Amato's Banking Committee. Hopefully, Senators McConnell will testify at
the Hearing and will be joined by Dr. Sein Win, Prime Minister of the
National Coalition Government of Union of Burma and other supporters of the
bill. 

Now is the time to urge the members of the Senate Banking Committee to attend
the Hearing and support the bill since members in the Committee will be
voting on this bill. If your Senator is on the Banking Committee, your letter
will be crucial. Even if your senator does not serve on the Banking
Committee, please forward a letter to Chairman D'Amato and Senator Sarbanes,
the Ranking Democrat. We strongly recommend that you write to your Senator as
every single letter will impact on the decision of those Senators. We really
need this bill to be passed by the Senate Banking Committee. Therefore, we
strongly ask that you write and urge them to support the bill. 

Since this is only a tentative schedule, the actual date and time will be
posted as soon as it is confirmed. 

Once again, please write to members of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs Committee to attend the Hearing and support the bill. The following
are members in the Senate Banking Committee and their addresses. 

In peace and solidarity,
"Campaign for Burma Freedom Bill"
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Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
The United States Senate
534 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510-6075 

(The city and zip code are same as above.)
Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, Chairman (R-New York)     same as above
Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas)                                370 Russell Senate
Office Bldg.
Sen. Christopher Bond (R-Missouri)                     293 Russell Senate
Office Bldg
Sen. Connie Mack (R-Florida)                             517 Hart Senate
Office Bldg.
Sen. Lauch Faircloth (R-North Carolina)               317 Hart Senate Office
Bldg
Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah)                             431 Dirksen Senate
Bldg.
Sen. Rod Grams (R-Minnesota)                          261 Dirksen Senate
Office Bldg.
Sen. Pete Domenici (R-New Mexico)                   328 Hart Senate Office
Bldg
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Alabama)                       110 Hart Senate Office
Bldg
Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-Maryland)                       309 Hart Senate Office
Bldg
Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut)               444 Russell Senate Office
Bldg
Sen. John Kerry (D-Massachusetts)                    421 Russell Senate
Office Bldg
Sen. Richard Bryan (D-Neveda)                           364 Russell Senate
Office Bldg
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-California)                        112 Senate Hart
Office Bldg
Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Illinois)                   320 Hart Senate
Office Bldg
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington)                      111 Russell Senate
Office Bldg

(For fax. number or email address, please email to freeburma@xxxxxxx)

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