Let's continue telling the Payroll Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance, and Medicare Physicians Payment Fix Conference Committee to include online poker in their discussions. The committee needs to resolve this matter by the end of February, so the timing is perfect for us.

If they don't act, we still benefit by the effort itself, as the members of the conference committee are leaders in the House and Senate! These take just a couple of minutes each, so thanks for participating:

1. Let's send the Conference Committee members + Sen. Reid & Sen. McConnell NEW tweets urging inclusion of federal online poker legislation: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
2. Let's post and like pro-poker comments on the Facebook walls of Conference Committee members Sen. John Barrasso and Rep. Dave Camp: HERE, HERE, and HERE.
3. Let's post and like pro-poker comments on the Facebook walls of Senators (not members of the Conference Committee) John Boozman (R-AR), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Scott Brown (R-MA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Richard Burr (R-NC): HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE
4. Let's send a NEW prefilled tweet promoting the daily action plan HERE ("To take a stand for #poker rights today, check out the Daily Action Plan @twoplustwoforum: http://t.co/G5ZDMeh")

Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 147 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!


If you wish to do more today, let's reach out to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee membership via Facebook with respectful requests for them to support poker at the 2/9 hearing. Simply like the pro-poker posts and make a supportive post of your own. When commenting on preexisting lawmaker posts, please be sure the post is appropriate for pro-poker comments.

• United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Facebook
• Daniel Akaka, HI (Chair): Facebook
• John Barrasso, WY (Vice Chair): Facebook
• Daniel Inouye, HI: Facebook
• Maria Cantwell: Facebook
• John Hoeven, ND: Facebook
• Lisa Murkowski, AK: Facebook
• Tom Udall, NM: Facebook
• Michael Crapo, ID: Facebook
• Mike Johanns, NE: Facebook
• Jon Tester, MT: Facebook Facebook
• Al Franken, MN: Facebook
• Kent Conrad, ND: Facebook
• Tim Johnson, SD: Facebook
• John McCain, AZ: Facebook

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Here's an additional tweet for today, to Rep. Upton HERE. I updated today's plan to include it (it was supposed to be there initially).

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First time I've ever completed one. Was amazed how quick and easy it was.

Sen. Boozman responded to our posts: http://www.facebook.com/notes/john-b...84533904947335

As is my usual M.O., if the congressman is a local, I am more than happy to send. Scott Brown's got a facebook message.

I updated the link to Boozman's FB wall in the action plan per his request.

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It's a lot easier than I anticipated too, 10 minutes typically

Just copy someone else's post, and +1 everyone else.

I admit I don't do it near enough, but even once or twice can help. While doing nothing can hurt us.

Done for today..

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Once you get used to it, you'll be able to knock that down to about 2 mins. Make sure to CTRL+Click the twitter links to open in all new tabs. Then tweet all of them at once and either the pages will close automatically or just press enter until all tabs are cleared. For facebook, simply copy and paste your same message on all the walls.

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The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will be holding another hearing on Internet gaming on February 9th, and PPA Board Member and 2+2er Patrick "Skallagrim" Fleming will be testifying! Let's all continue to tell the committee that we want them to support our right to play:

1. Let's send the Senate Indian Affairs Committee members these NEW tweets: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
2. Let's go to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee members' Facebook walls and like all the pro-poker comments -- and post some new ones: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
3. Sen. Boozman (R-AL) responded on Facebook yesterday to the concerns of the poker enthusiasts who have been sharing their thoughts on the issue on his Facebook wall! Let's all take a moment to thank the senator for responding to our comments: HERE
   
4. Let's send a NEW prefilled tweet promoting the daily action plan: HERE

Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others to participate. The past 148 actions have generated triple-digit participation, so let's keep it growing. Thanks!


Conference Committee Members:

Republicans:

• Sen. Jon Kyl [Facebook] [Contact]
• Sen. Mike Crapo [Facebook] [Post for commenting] (part of the 2/5 action plan)
• Sen. John Barrasso [Facebook] (part of the 2/7 action plan)
• Rep. Dave Camp: [Facebook] [Facebook] (part of the 2/7 action plan)
• Rep. Fred Upton [Facebook] [Facebook]
• Rep. Kevin Brady [Facebook] [Post for commenting] (part of the 2/5 action plan)
• Rep. Greg Walden [Facebook] [Post for commenting] (part of the 2/5 action plan)
• Rep. Tom Price [Facebook] [Post for commenting] (part of the 2/6 action plan)
• Rep. Thomas Reed [Facebook]
• Rep. Renee Ellmers [Facebook]
• Rep. Nan Hayworth [Facebook]

Democrats:

• Sen. Max Baucus [Facebook] [Post for commenting] (part of the 2/4 action plan)
• Sen. Ben Cardin [Facebook]
• Sen. Jack Reed [No Facebook]
• Sen. Bob Casey [Facebook] Facebook] [Post for commenting] (part of the 2/5 action plan)
• Rep. Sander Levin [Facebook]
• Rep. Xavier Becerra [Facebook] [Post for commenting] (part of the 2/6 action plan)
• Rep. Chris Van Hollen [Facebook]
• Rep. Henry Waxman [Facebook] [Post for commenting] (part of the 2/6 action plan)