Thanks, Jane. That's a relief. I doubt Harkin went to Africa to avoid voting on Clean Air. Amber Hard Iowa PIRG -----Original Message----- From: Iowa Discussion, Alerts and Announcements [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jane Clark Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 12:20 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Clean Air Alert! phone calls needed According to the DM Register today, Senator Harkin is in Africa this week. According to the article, members of the Senate had not been scheduled to work this week. Harkin's spokesman said Harkin was told by Daschle that he did not expect any close votes that would require Harkin's presence. Jane Clark ----- Original Message ----- From: Amber Hard <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 11:56 AM Subject: Re: Clean Air Alert! phone calls needed > The senate just defeated the Edwards amendment 46-50. Of the 4 > Absences, all 4 were confirmed votes in favor of the Edwards > Amendment. > > This is an impressive vote count on a high-stakes issue, even though > we ultimately lost the day. > > Senator Harkin was one of the absent Senators. I don't know yet why > he wasn't there, but this vote shows that we can't take his support > for granted. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]